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Practical New Standard 

SPELLER 


By 

ALFRED B. CHAMBERS, PH. D. 

>\ 

EDITED 


By E. T. ROE, LL. B. 


FOR USE IN PRIMARY INTERMEDIATE 
AND GRAMMAR GRADES 

Lessons in Spelling, Pronunciation, Word-Building, Analysis, Dictation 
Exercises and Memory Gems. Skillfully graded. Designed to 
enlarge the pupil’s vocabulary by simple, direct methods 


DIACRITICAL MARKINGS AND PRONUNCIATION BASED UPON 
WEBSTER’S NEW STANDARD DICTIONARY 



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William Wordsworth, 

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SUGGESTIONS TO THE TEACHER 


The ability to spell correctly is of greatest practical 
value in writing. Hence, in conducting the spelling 
exercise, the teacher should in every case require the pupil 
to write the lesson from dictation. 

The spelling exercise should not be limited to lists of 
unconnected words, but should include also complete 
sentences and short selections both of poetry and prose. 
The given lessons of this kind should be supplemented 
with selections made by the teacher. 

It is impossible to make a complete pronouncing speller 
without encumbering the work with a multitude of objec¬ 
tionable diacritical marks. Much has been done, how¬ 
ever, along the line of pronunciation, but additional work 
may be supplied by the teacher, or by reference to the 
dictionary. 

A few lessons have been devoted specially to word¬ 
building. Such exercises may be made on almost every 
lesson in the book, ,the pupil being directed to form deriv¬ 
atives from the given words by adding prefixes or suffixes, 
of which a list of the most useful is given for reference, 
together with a brief summary of rules applying to the 
changes in spelling occasioned by their use. 

In addition to the exercises in derivation proper, the 
pupil should be required to write the plural of every 
noun, the derivative forms or parts of the verb, and the 
forms of adjectives and adverbs subject to comparison. 

7 

The Author. 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


KEY TO SYMBOLS USED TO INDICATE THE 
PRONUNCIATION 


a, as in ale, paid, freight, 
pr ey. 

a, as in hat, fad, pan, shall, 
a, “ “ arm, alms, laugh, 
a, “ “ ask, trance, glass. 

&, “ “ care, hair, their, 
where. 

a, as in above, sofa, polar. 

а, “ “ all, aathor, awe, 
form. 

For a as in what see o. 

e, as in me, meat, pique, 
e, “ “ met, merry, bary. 

б, “ “ her, earn, firm, 

i, “ “ pine, might, height, 
i, “ “ pin, abyss, division. 

s, as 

Pronunciation marks ai 
New Standard Dictionary. 
is indicated by more than 
sound heard in fall, form, j 


6, as in old, coal, snow, 
o, “ “ not, was, what. 

6, “ “ move, food, $ale. 

o, “ “ wolf, book, pall, 
woald. 

For o as in form see a. 

u, as in mate, yoa, new. 
u, “ “ hat, harry, onion, 
u, “ “ barn, farl, world. 
For a as in rule see o. 
For a as in pull see o. 

oo, see o and o. 
oi, as in oil, boy. 
ow,“ “ how, hoase. 

’ (for voice glide), as in 
oaVen. 
i muse. 

based upon those mWebster's 
It will be seen that no sound 
tie symbol. For instance, the 
ult, is always indicated by a. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


9 


WEBSTER’S NEW STANDARD AND WEBSTER’S 
INTERNATIONAL KEYS CONTRASTED 


A, as in ale 
A, “ “ hat 
A, “ “ arm 
A, “ “ care 
A, “ “ sofa 
A, “ “ all, form 


New Standard 
a 
a 
a 
a 
a 
a 


International 
a, or e 

a 

a 

a, or e 
a 

a, or 6 


E, as in me 
E, “ “ met 
E, “ " her 


e e, ee, or i 

e e 

g g, or I 


I, as in pine 
I, “ “ pin 


i I 

i l 


0, as in old 
0, “ “ not 
0, “ “ move 
0, “ u wolf 


6 


6 


o 

o 

o 


6 , or a 
o, oo, or n 
9, oo, or u 


U, as in mute 
U, £< “ hut 
U, “ “ hum 


u, or ew 
u, or 6 
u 


Oi, as in oil 
Ow, “ “ how 


oi 

ow 


oi, or oy 
ow, or ou 




10 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


RULES OF PRONUNCIATION 


1. A vowel ending an accented syllable usually has its 
long sound, as in du'ty. 

2 . Final a unaccented has the sound of a, as in sofa. 

3 . After r, long u has the sound of 6, as in rude, rule. 

4 . C before e, i, or y, usually has the sound of s, as in 
cent, city, receive. 

5 . C before a, o, u, or a consonant, usually has the 
sound of k, as in cane, cure, class. 

6 . G before e, i, or y, usually has the sound of j, as in 
gem, ginger, gyve. 

7 . G before a, o, u, or a consonant, usually has its hard 
sound, as in gain, gold, gun, grow. 

8. There are several consonants which in certain situa¬ 

tions are mute; as, for example, g before n, in gnaw, sign 
—k before n, as in know, knit, knife — l before k and d, 
as in walk, talk, could, would—b before t and after m, as 
in debt, dumb—h after r, as in rhyme—n after m, at the 
end of a syllable, as in hymn, condemn—p before s and t, 
as in psalm, ptomain —and w before r, as in wring ) 
wreath. * 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 11 

LIST OF PREFIXES 


be 

en 

in 

over 

super 

circum 

ex 

inter 

pre 

syn 

counter 

extra 

mis 

re 

trans 

de 

for 

non 

semi 

un 

dis 

fore 

out 

sub 

under 



LIST OF SUFFIXES 


able 

en 

ible 

kin 

sion 

age 

ence 

ic 

less 

some 

al 

ency 

ical 

let 

ster 

an 

ent 

ier 

ling 

stress 

ance 

er 

ile 

iy 

th 

ancy 

ery 

ing 

ment 

tion 

ant 

es 

ion 

ness 

tude 

ar 

escence 

ish 

or 

ty 

ard 

escent 

ism 

ory 

ure 

ate 

ess 

ist 

ose 

ute 

dom 

ful 

ity 

ous 

ward 

ed 

fy 

ive 

s 

wards 

ee ' 

hood 

ix 

V 

wise 

eer 

ian 

ize 

ship 

y 




12 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


RULES FOR SPELLING 

1 . Final silent e is usually dropped before a suffix begin¬ 
ning with a vowel; as in move, moving; bake, baked, baking. 

Exceptions. —Words ending in silent e preceded by 
c or g soft, retain the e before the suffixes able and ous; 
as in trace-able, notice-able. Words ending in oe retain the 
final e; as in shoe, shoe-ing; hoe, hoe-ing. Words ending 
in ee drop the final e only when the suffix begins with e; 
as in see, seer; agree, agreed. In dyeing, singeing, swinge¬ 
ing, twingeing, and swingeing, the e is retained to distin¬ 
guish the words from dying, singing, springing, etc. 

2 . Words of one syllable and words accented on the 
last syllable, ending in a single consonant preceded by a 
single vowel, usually double the final consonant on taking 
a suffix beginning with a vowel; as in run, run-ning; 
expel, expel-ling. 

3 . Words ending in y preceded by a consonant change y 
into i on receiving a suffix, unless the suffix be ’s, or a syllable 
beginning with i; as in carry, carrier; happy, happiest; lady, 
lady’s; carry, carrying. But words ending in y preceded 
by a vowel usually retain the y on taking a suffix; as boy, 
boys. Pay, paid; lay, lain; say, saith, said, are exceptions. 

4 . For i and e: When e and i form a digraph having 
the sound of e, the i usually precedes the e; as in relief, 
grief; but after c or s the e precedes the i; as in receive, 
deceive, seize. The combination eiv is always preceded by 
c; as in deceive, receive, etc. The combination iev is never 
preceded by c, but always by some other letter; as in 
aggrieve, believe, reprieve, etc. 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


i 


a 

a 

e 

u 

a 

age 

arm 

beg 

bud 

ash 

aid 

art 

bet 

cub 

bag 

ape 

bar 

bed 

bug 

bat 

say 

car 

den 

bun 

apt 

gay 

are 

eft 

cud 

add 

aim 

far 

ebb 

cut 

and 


2 


i 

e 

0 

u 

1 

cry 

eat 

foe 

cue 

bit 

ire 

ear 

oak 

few 

win 

guy 

eel 

woe 

sue 

dim 

fly 

eve 

oat 

mew 

fig 

ply 

fee 

own 

pew 

din 

fry 

tea 

mow 

use 

six 



3 



a 

0 

e 

u 

a 

act 

fob 

ell 

cup 

fat 

cab 

cot 

elm 

fun 

fan 

cap 

fog 

end 

gum 

fad 

cat 

cog 

fed 

hub 

b^n 

can 

dot 

fen 

hug 

ham 

lag 

bob 

elf 

pun 

map 


13 



14 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 


a 

• 

i 

a 

e 

ow 

jay 

ill 

awe 

jet 

cow 

may 

imp 

saw 

web 

vow 

lay 

kid 

jaw 

keg 

now 

pay 

kin 

raw 

peg 

out 

ray 

mid 

law 

let 

owl 

hay 

up 

war 

leg 

row 

► 


2 


. 

0 

i 

a 

u 

0 

fox 

fix 

gap 

jug 

bog 

got 

wit 

gas 

mug 

box 

hob 

gig 

mat 

mud 

cob 

hod 

wig 

hag 

nut 

con 

of 

gin 

hap 

tub 

don 

hot 

big 

man 

run 

fop 



3 



I 

e 

i 

u 

0 

ice 

men 

hip 

rug 

rod 

pie 

met 

hit 

rum 

lot 

sly 

net 

jib 

rut 

sob 

spy 

pet 

mix 

Pug 

sod 

sty 

set 

lid 

hut 

fop 

dry 

sex 

bid 

lug 

pod 



4 



e 

a 

a 

fc 

1 

a 

ten 

lad 

mad 

nib 

sad 

vex 

lax 

nag 

Pig 

sat 

wet 

nab 

nap 

rib 

van 

pen 

pan 

rat 

rid 

vat 

wed 

pat 

sag 

sit 

had 

yet 

rag 

yam 

jig 

has 



NEW 

STANDARD 

SPELLER 

15 

i 

0 

1 

e 

a 

a 

tie 

mob 

elk 

wag 

paw 

try 

wad 

gem 

jag 

auk 

vie 

wan 

get 

rap 

awn 

fie 

was 

hen 

wax 

caw 

why 

yon 

yes 

gad 

daw 

pry 

jot 

egg 

gab 

haw 

a 

oi 

& 

e 

0 

a 

jar 

coy 

err 

coo 

awe 

mar 

joy 

sir 

woo 

fall 

par 

toy 

her 

rue 

for 

far 

oil 

per 

who 

nor 



3 



a 

u 

MISCELLANEOUS ' 

WORDS 

aft 

hum 

old 

cur 

a'ny 

asp 

sup 

pea 

sky 

ago' 

ask 

tug 

shy 

tip 

i'vy 

Write the following words from dictation, 

and when 

possible form from each four other words by adding the 

endings 

s, ed, ing, and er. 

Example, 

Dip — dips, 

dipped, dipping, dipper. 



Notice that a word of one syllable ending with a single 

consonant after a 

short vowel, 

doubles this 

consonant 

before an 

ending beginning with a vowel. 


gad 

lap 

sap 

tag 

fib 

bat 

tan 

hop 

fit 

hem 

gun 

rob 

sip 

ink 

pin 

lag 

sin 

rub 

log 

job 

dip 

pad 

tin 

nip 

rig 

pop 

nod 

jog 

dig 

tap 


16 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


but spelled differently. 

o, u, I 
ho, an exclamation, 
hoe, a gardening tool. 

due, owing, proper, 
dew, moisture from the air. 

lie, to recline; to tell untruths, 
lye, —from leached ashes. 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. Ale is brewed from barley and hops. 

2. Why, what can ail the lad! 

3. To be or not to be, that is the question.— Shake¬ 

speare. 

4. How doth the little busy bee 

Improve each shining hour!— Isaac Watts. 

5. A ship comes foaming up the bay.— Holmes. 

6. We saw the bey while we were at Tunis. 

7. Ho! strike away the bars and blocks!— Whittier. 

8. The tired boy threw down his hoe. 

9. Honor those to whom honor is due. 

10. Earth, green with spring, and fresh with dew, 

And bright with morn, before me stood.— Bryant. 

11. The autumn leaves lie dead.— Bryant. 

12. Soap is made by boiling lye with fat. 


1 

Words pronounced alike , 

a, e, a 
ale, a kind of beer, 
ail, to be ill. 

be, to exist, 
bee, an insect. 

bay, a body of water partly 
surrounded by land, 
bey, a Turkish governor. 

2 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


17 


1 

Words pronounced alike, 

i, u 

by, near to, with, past, 
buy, to purchase. 

you, person spoken to. 
yew, a kind of tree, 
ewe, female sheep. 

hue, color, 
hew, to cut. 


but spelled differently. 

6, a 

lo, look, see, behold, 
low, not high; to bellow. 

ore, metal in a natural state, 
oar,—to row with, 
o’er, over. 

day, twenty-four hours, 
dey, governor of Algiers before 
French conquest. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The years rush by in sounding flight.— Holmes. 

2 . Buy the truth and sell it not. 

3 . Carve every word before you let it fall.— Holmes. 

4 . The yew-tree grows in English churchyards. 

5 . A ewe had strayed from the flock. 

6. His cheek was of a tawny hue. 

7 . Hew thee two tables of stone.— Bible. 

8. Lo! in the moonlight gleams a marble white.— Long¬ 

fellow. 

9 . The hour was late; the fire burned low.— Longfellow. 

10 . The miners struck a rich vein of ore. 

11. Tell the story o’er and o’er. 

12 . The boys found the lost oar the next day. 

13 . The dey of Algiers treated us kindly. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 


Words 'pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


i, e 

I, the person speaking, 
eye, the organ of sight. 

die, to cease to live, 
dye, to color; a color. 


h 0 

in, not out, on the inside, 
inn, a tavern. 

oh, an exclamation, 
owe, to be in debt. 


lee, a sheltered place, 
lea, a grassy field. 


roe, a female deer, 
row, a series; to move with 
oars. 


a 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. I am monarch of all I survey— Cowper. 

2. The minstrel gazed with wishful eye. Scott. 

3. They never fail who die in a great cause.— Byron. 

4. A beautiful red dye is made from the bodies of in¬ 

sects. 

5. We sailed under the lee of a wooded island. 

6. The lambs upon the lea shall bound.— Scott. 

7. The lilies blossom in the pond.— Whittier. 

8. We passed the night at a wayside inn. 

9. Oh, what a tangled web we weave 
When first we practice to deceive!— Scott. 

10 . Tell Roderick Dhu I owe him naught.— Scott. 

11. At the sound of the horns the roe sprang from her 

covert. 

12 . The sailors row with steady strokes. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


19 


Copy each of the following sentences. Draw a line under 
each word that has a long as in hate. 

Better too soon than too late. 

—William Shakespeare. 

And all the beauty of the place 
Is in thy heart and in thy face. 

—William Cullen Bryant. 

The queen of the Spring as she passed down the vale 
Left her robe in the trees and her breath in the gale. 

—John Holland. 

Many a tale of former day 

Shall wing the laughing hours away. 

—Lord Byron. 

Night drew her sable curtain down 
And pinned it with a star. 

—McDonald Cook. 

Draw a line under each word that has e long as in me. 

If she be not so to me, 

What care I how fair she be? 

—George Wither. 

Dewdrops are the gems of the morning, 

But the tears of mournful eve. 

—Samuel Taylor Coleridge. 

All the broad leaves over me 
Clap their little hands in glee. 

Be of good cheer. 

How sweet are childhood’s scenes! 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


Draw a line under each word that has i long as in kite. 

I prize your friendship highly. 

A stitch in time saves nine. 

Her lips are like the cherries ripe. 

—Robert Burns. 

The green trees whispered low and mild; 

They were my playmates when a child, 

And rocked me in their arms so wild. 

—William Wordsworth. 

Draw a line under each word that has o long as in note. 
Owe no man anything. 

The sun is the source of light. 

J Tis a bird I love with its brooding note 

And the trembling throb in its mottled throat. 

—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 

Faintly as tolls the evening chime 

Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. 

His first, best country is at home. 

—Oliver Goldsmith. 

Draw a line under each word that has u long as in mute. 
Use words that are in good use. 

Sweet woodland music sinks and swells, 

The brooklet rings its tinkling bells. 

—John T. Trowbridge. 

In sweet music is such art, 

Killing care and grief of heart 
Fall asleep. 


—William Shakespeare. 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


21 


1 

Words 'pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


o, a, 1 

so, in this way. 
sow, to scatter seed, 
sew,—with a needle. 

all, the whole of. 
awl, shoemaker’s tool. 

rye, a kind of grain, 
wry, twisted, out of shape. 


O, U 

to, a preposition. 

too, also; more than enough 

two, one and one. 

tun, a large cask. 

ton, two thousand pounds. 

one, a number, 
won, gained. 


2 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. So flits the world’s uncertain span.— Scott. 

2. A sower went forth to sow.— Bible. 

3. Every girl should learn to sew. 

4. The blue sky bends over all.— Coleridge. 

5. The shoemaker has lost his awl. 

6. The car was loaded with rye. 

7. The boy made a very wry face. 

8. The good ship flies to milder skies.— Holmes. 

9. Too short shall seem the summer day.— Scott. 

10. Two boys were playing on the green. 

11. The tun was full of wine. 

12. One ton of coal is not enough. 

13. The best things are hardest won. 



22 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Words pronounced alike, or nearly so, but spelled differently. 


6, u, 6, u 

tow, to draw; coarse flax, 
toe, part of the foot. 

sun, the source of light, 
son, a male child. 

fir, a kind of tree, 
fur, short, soft hair of certain 
animals. 


e, a 

see, to perceive with the eyes, 
sea, the ocean. 

ark, a kind of vessel, 
arc, part of a circle. 

we, personal pronoun, 
wee, very small. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. A tug was sent to tow the vessel into the harbor. 

2. Trip it, as you go, on the light, fantastic toe. 

3. The maples redden in the sun.— Bryant. 

4. A wise son maketh a glad father.— Bible. 

5. From the pine and the fir we obtain timber, tar, pitch, 

and other useful products. 

6. The fur of the seal is highly prized. 

7. We see them slowly climb the hill.— Whittier. 

8. The sun was rising o’er the'sea.— Longfellow. 

9. Eight persons were saved from the flood in an ark. 

10. This arc measures thirty degrees. 

11. No party names we own.— Whittier. 

12. The child had a wee, thin face with large, bright eyes. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


23 


Copy each of the following exercises. Draw a line under 
each word that has a short as in hat. 

Crash! it went down the hill. 

He never shrank from duty. 

And they ran hand in hand 
Where the ripple meets the land. 

—James Whitcomb Riley. 

The wild birds sang, the echoes rang. 

—Robert Burns. 

Twilight brought back the evening star to the sky. 

— Longfellow. 

Draiu a line under each word that has e short as in net. 

Words pay no debts. 

Wealth cannot buy health. 

Between the curtains of snowy lace 
Over the way is a baby’s face. 

—Ella Wheeler Wilcox. 

Violets are gone from their grassy dell, 

With the cowslip cups, where the fairies dwell. 

— Mrs. Hemans. 


Now, the red tints of the west, 

Prove the sun has gone to rest. 

—Karl Herrlossohn. 

Draw a line under each word that has i short as in sit. 
The image stands in the niche. 


24 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


Little Jack Frost went up the hill, 

Watching the stars and the moon so still. 

The wild bird sings, the wildwood rings. 

—Robert Burns. 

He swings and swings, and sings and sings, 

In the top of the highest tree. 

—Alice Cary. 

Draw a line under each word that has o short as in not. 

Knock, knock! Who’s there? 

He is only silent, not dumb. 

Spring there shall dress a sweeter sod 
Than Fancy’s feet have ever trod. 

—John Greenleaf Whittier . 

Over my slumbers your loving watch keep;— 

Rock me to sleep, mother,—rock me to sleep. 

—Elizabeth Akers Allen. 

Draw a line under each word that has u short as in tub. 

The ship scuds before the gale. 

Judge not, that ye be not judged. 

They sung and they sung, 

And the harebells swung, 

Keeping time to the music in the breeze. 

—Wolston Dixey. 

One morning before the sun was up, 

I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup. 

—Robert Louis Stevenson. 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

WINTER WOODS 


Zigzag branches darkly traced 
On a chilly and ashen sky; 

Puffs of powdery snow displaced 
When, the winds go by. 

Sudden voices in the air,— 

They are crooning a tale of woe, 

And my heart is moved to share 
The sadness of the snow. 

Stillness in the naked woods, 

Save the click of a twig that breaks 
In these dim white solitudes, 

Nothing living wakes;— 

Nothing, but a wandering bird, 

Which has never a song to sing,— 

To my heart a whispered word 
And a dream of spring. 

—George Cooper. 






WILLIAM WORDSWORTH 

Born at Cockermouth, Cumberland, England, April 7, 1770; 
died at Rydal Mount, Eng., April 23, 1850. 




NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


27 


DICTATION EXERCISE 
WORDSWORTH 


And he is oft the wisest rftan 
Who is not wise at all. 

My heart leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky. 

A violet by a mossy stone 
Half hidden from the eye! 

Fair as a star, when only one, 

Is shining in the sky. 

Minds that have little to confer 
Have little to perceive. 

The blackbird in the summer trees, 

The lark upon the hill, 

Let loose their carols when they please, 

Are quiet when they will. 

And hark! how blithe the throstle sings! 

He, too, is no mean preacher: 

Come forth into the light of things, 

Let Nature be your teacher. 

The butterfly, all green and gold, 

To me hath often flown, 

Here in my blossoms to behold 
Wings lovely as his own. 



28 


NEV/ STANDARD SPELLER 


a 

a 

1 

e 

u 

ache 

pant 


fern 

jute 

cage 

pang 


verb 

nude 

face 

ramp 


whir 

cure 

clame 

bran 


were 

huge 

babe 

cash 


term 

mute 

page 

rand 


dirk 

newt 

0 

a 

2 

a 

6 

ruth 

mace 


gape 

jolt 

soon 

name 


arch 

coat 

hoof 

hate 


half 

loaf 

loom 

lake 


bark 

dome 

lose 

jade 


calf 

toll 

mood 

. maim 


hark 

volt 

0 

- 

3 

a 

i 

mock 

ripe 


sack 

with 

odds 

tine 


clam 

whip 

Poll 

sigh 


plan 

silk 

dock 

like 


rack 

spin 

flog 

kine 


chap 

chin 

slot 

gibe 


rank 

film 

u 

e 

4 

e 

ow 

drub 

belt 


heat 

town 

fund 

deaf 


meek 

howl 

glum 

edge 


jeer 

loud 

monk 

tent 


keep 

noun 

luff. 

bend 


feed 

oust 

hull 

well 


gear 

pout 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 29 


1 


a 

01 

a 

a 

York 

boil 

bald 

drag 

tort 

foil 

lawn 

flap 

cord 

coin 

halt 

shad 

born 

coil 

walk 

tram 

form 

cloy 

draw 

fang 

cork 

join 

warn 

gnat 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. It is better to do well than to say well. 

2. It is never too late to learn. 

3. It is not safe to go near the edge of a bridge. 

4. Do your best, your very best, 

And do it every day. 

5. Well begun is half done. 


a 

0 

3 

i 

o 

lame 

code 


disk 

drop 

bane 

port 


whit 

bond 

stay 

roan 


sill 

frog 

take 

cold 


drib 

knob 

same 

foal 


skid 

pomp 

bray 

goad 


whiz 

font 

i 

6 

4 

e 

u 

pink 

door 


feel 

grum 

quid 

foam 


heap 

buck 

rift 

snow 


glee 

hump 

mint 

dose 


bead 

suck 

lilt 

colt 


deed 

rush 

nill 

lobe 


free 

smug 


30 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 


a 

i 

e 

0 

rake 

will 

text 

fond 

save 

skin 

weft 

bomb 

vase 

chit 

held 

wand 

they 

wilt 

kelp 

shod 

gaze 

fish 

left 

slot 

hame 

wick 

pest 

what 

a 

I 

2 

a 

u 

scab 

gyve 

lard 

chew 

dank 

wife 

mark 

fuse 

flag 

kite 

char 

news 

rang 

hind 

darn 

cute 

sham 

mire 

balm 

tune 

pact 

nigh 

bard 

fume 


3 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words of the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. Be honest and true 
In all that you do 
And all that you say, 

At work or at play. 

2. The brook, it ran its own sweet way, 

As a child doth run in heedless play. 

4 


a 

0 

a 

u 

daft 

loon 

blab 

sulk 

haft 

move 

brad 

tuck 

last 

coup 

clan 

swum 

fast 

doom 

crab 

snug 

mask 

cool 

slat 

wont 

pass 

food 

hank 

shut 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


o 

a 

1 

u 

ow 

most 

thaw 


curl 

lout 

lope 

wall 


urge 

plow 

pose 

call 


curb 

rout 

host 

slaw 


surd 

scow 

dolt 

talk 


curt 

sour 

more 

pawn 


turf 

prow 

oi 

a 

2 

i 

6 

loin 

corn 


friz ■ 

comb 

soil 

fork 


inch 

mold 

void 

horn 


kick 

zone 

roil 

lord 


jilt 

yore 

toil 

sort 


lick 

cone 

Troy 

born 


pill 

goat 

e 

i 

3 

u 

a 

beak 

pick 


chum 

dace 

dean 

rill 


bulb 

wage 

beam 

quit 


tuft 

whey 

heed 

shin 


snub 

dale 

keel 

dill 


thud 

rave 

weir 

dish 


rump 

fail 

i 

e 

4 

0 

a 

snip 

lens 


swan 

drab 

mitt 

kept 


flog 

hack 

kiss 

peck 


golf 

fact 

slip 

west 


clod 

slam 

tint 

yell 


John 

hast 

quiz 

zest 


lock 

Jack 


31 


t 


32 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

1 


i 

u 

a 

a 

wile 

scud 

dray 

nard 

spry 

gulf 

tape 

palm 

pipe 

huff 

rate 

yard 

rife 

chub 

date 

scar 

dice 

dove 

jail 

tart 

fife 

come 

gave 

2 

star 

i 

a 

u 

u 

fist 

lamb 

club 

mute 

gill 

have 

dull 

stew 

tiff 

slag 

muck 

cube 

grit 

damp 

once 

glue 

hill 

flax 

mull 

clew 

trip 

cram 

plug 

view 


Copy the following exercises. Draw a line under each 
word that has ai or ay =long a. 

There’s a faint trace of gray in the eastern sky. 

Let every act be worthy of praise. 

Oh, the brisk and merry rain, 

Bringing gladness in its train. 

Aim high if you would hit the mark. 

Again the sunny month of May 
Has made our hills and valleys gay. 

—Robert Burns. 

See yon gay goldfinch hop from spray to spray, 

Who sings a farewell to the parting day. 

—John Gay. 

The lispings of the summer rain 
Dropping on the ripened grain. 

They never fail who die in a great cause .—Lord Byron. 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


33 


Draw a line under each word that has ea=e long. 

We all do fade as a leaf. 

Teach me to feel another’s woe. 

The big fishes eat up the little ones. 

The same sweet sounds are in my ear, 

My childhood loved to hear. 

—William Cullen Bryant. 

Our bread was such as captives’ tears 
Have moisten’d many a thousand years. 

—Lord Byron. 

My heart leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky. 

—William Wordsworth. 

Draw a line under each word that has ea= short e. 

Sweet is the breath of morn. 

Fox in stealth, wolf in greediness. 

One man’s pleasure is another man’s pain. 

I count my health my greatest wealth.— Robert Burns. 
On the mountain’s head, 

Moonlight and snow their mingling luster spread. 

—Felicia Hemans. 

Draw a line under each word that has oa —long o. 

His great fires up the chimney roared; 

The stranger feasted at the board. 

—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 

0 yet we trust that somehow good 
Will be the final goal of ill. 

—Alfred Tennyson. 

How sweetly did they float upon the wings of silence. 

—John Milton. 


34 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

1 


Words 'pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


o, a, i 

lone, without a companion, 
loan, to lend; money loaned. 

hall, a large room; a passage in 
a house. 

haul, to pull, to draw. 

kill, to take life, 
kiln, furnace for drying. 


i, U, e 

fin, part of a fish. 

Finn, a native of Finland. 

flue, passage for smoke, 
flew, did fly. 

leaf, part of a plant, 
lief, gladly, willingly. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1 . The queen sits lone in Lithgow pile.— Scott. 

2 . The loan shall be repaid with interest. . 

3 . The blast alarmed the festal hall.— Scott. 

4 . The team is too light to haul such a heavy load. 

5 . We cannot kill the truth. 

6 . Bricks are dried and made hard by being baked in a 

kiln. 

7 . The fin of a shark appeared above the water. 

8 . This man is a Finn. 

9 . A swallow had built her nest in the flue. 

10 . The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew.— Coleridge. 

11 . What now is bud will soon be leaf.— Longfellow. 

12 . I had as lief the town crier spoke my lines.— Shake¬ 

speare. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


35 


1 

Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


&, 6, I 
ware, goods, 
wear, to have on. 

rood, fourth part of an acre, 
rude, rough, uncivil, harsh, 
rued, regretted. 

hide, to conceal, 
hied, did hasten. 


e, u, e 

reed, a kind of plant, 
read, to peruse. 

gnu, an animal, 
new, not old. 
knew, did know. 

key, —to lock or unlock with, 
quay, wharf. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1 . What kind of wares have you for sale? 

2 . We wear a face of joy.— Wordsworth . 

3 . Every rood of ground maintained its man.— Gold¬ 

smith. 

4 . No rude sound shall reach thine ear.— Scott. 

5 . I wept to see, and rued it from my heart.— Chapman . 

6 . He tried in vain to hide his fears. 

7 . The children hied to the meadows to seek wild flowers. 

8 . To thee the reed is as the oak.— Shakespeare. 

9 . You will compel me, then, to read the will?— Shake¬ 

speare. 

10 . The gnu is a native of South Africa. 

11 . He builded better than he knew.— Emerson. 

12 . I have lost the key to my new chest. 

13 . The boat was made fast to the quay. 



36 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


a, e, 6 

tare, a weed; sum deducted, 
tear, to pull apart. 

beet, a vegetable, 
beat, to strike. 

hose, a flexible tube; stockings, 
hoes, plural of hoe. 


a, e 

wane, to diminish, become less, 
wain, a wagon. 

vale, a valley. 

veil, or vail, a screen, or cover, 
especially for the face. 

lean, not fat; to incline, 
lien, a legal claim. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. His enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat.— 

Bible. 

2 . The tare of this cargo of sugar amounts to half a ton. 

3. Ay, tear her tattered ensign down!— Holmes. 

4. Sugar is made from the juice of the beet. 

5. Beat down the banners of the foe.— Scott. 

6 . The firemen climbed the ladder with the hose. 

7. I must have some new hose. 

8 . The gardeners dropped their hoes. 

9. Each moment fainter wane the fields.— Holmes. 

10. The wardens see nothing but a wain of hay.— Jeffrey. 

11. The open vale is soon passed o’er.— Scott. 

12 . The lady has torn her veil. 

13. Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look.— Shake¬ 

speare. 

14. The carpenters have filed a lien on this house. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


37 


1 

Words pronounced alike , but spelled differently. 


a, a, <i 

pale, of a whitish color, 
pail, a vessel of wood or metal. 

mall, a wooden beetle, 
maul, to beat severely. 

made, did make. 

maid, an unmarried woman. 


a, 6 

pane, —of glass, 
pain, an ache. 

moan, a low groan. 

mown, past participle of mow. 

mote, small particle, speck, 
moat, ditch about a castle. 


2 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1 . Speechless he stood, and pale.— Milton. 

2 . He ran to bring a pail of water from the cool spring. 

3 . The man struck the wedge with his heavy mall. 

1 . This was the time to maul the wretches.— Macaulay. 
5 . Time is the stuff that life is made of.— Franklin. 

G. A gentle maid was my poor Madelon.— Southey. 

7 . Raindrops beat against the window pane. 

8 . Sweet is pleasure after pain.— Dryden. 

9 . Rippling waters make a pleasant moan.— Byron. 

10 . The air is filled with the scent of new-mown hay. 

11 . And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy 

brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that 
is in thine own eye?— Bible. 

12 . The moat was full of water. 



38 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

1 


o ' o 


bush 

fool 

full 

coop 

book 

boom 

cook 

coot 

foot 

grew 

push 

poor 


6 

a 

stow 

dawn 

hove 

fall 

both 

wart 

crow 

balk 

blow 

cork 

gold 

yawl 


a 

1 

sage 

writ 

waif 

zinc 

sane 

drip 

haze 

fill 

lace 

bilk 

fray 

chip 


e a 


yelp 

tack 

wept 

that 

pent 

sank 

reft 

vamp 

shed 

talc 

them 

dash 


i 

6 

gill 

berg 

this 

stir 

limp 

pert 

kilt 

jerk 

whig 

hers 

slid 

kirk 


u 

e 

muff 

sled 

plus 

rend 

tush 

said 

sunk 

dead 

buzz 

else 

junk 

whet 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


39 


Write the following words, and where possible form 
from each four other words by adding the endings s, ed, 
ing, and er. 

Notice that a word ending with silent e drops this e 
before ed, ing, and er. 

Example, Pace — paces, paced, pacing, pacer. 

Remember the rule for doubling a final consonant. 

1 


a 

0 

u 

a 

clap 

stop 

jump 

wait 

grab 

shop 

love 

bake 

rant 

blot 

hunt 

play 

trap 

trot 

drum 

race 

back 

spot 

husk 

gain 

pack 

plot 

puff 

raid 


a 

yank 

gaff 

band 

mash 

lank 

land 

pang 

lash 


6 

coax 

molt 

pope 

hold 

robe 

pone 

post 

grow 


quip 

rick 

lint 

miss 

nick 

risk 

twin 

prig 


u 

gull 

mush 

cull 

pump 

stud 

rust 

thug 

suds 



JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER 
Born at Haverhill, Mass., Dec. 17, 1807; died at Hampton 
Falls, N. H., Sep}. 7, 1892. 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 41 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

WHITTIER 


For of all sad words of tongue or pen, 

The saddest are these: “It might have been!” 

But sleep stole on, as sleep will do 
When hearts are light and life is new. 

Fair hands the broken grain shall sift, 

And knead its meal of gold. 

In dark and silence long, 

The brook repeats its summer song. 

We piled with care our nightly stack 
Of wood against the chimney back,— 

The oak log, green, huge, and thick, 

And on its top the stout back-stick, 

The knotty fore-stick laid apart, 

And filled between, with curious art, 

The ragged brush; then, hovering near, 

We watched the first red blaze appear, 

Heard the sharp crackle, caught the gleam 
On whitewashed wall and sagging beam, 

Until the old, rude-furnished room 
Burst flower-like into rosy bloom. 

Heap high the farmer's wintry hoard! 

Heap high the golden corn! 

No richer gift has Autumn poured 
From out her lavish horn! 



42 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


e 

0 

1 

i 

i 

tree 

loll 


slit 

bind 

veal 

clog 


king 

tire 

seat 

flop 


wish 

bide 

teak 

snob 


mink 

wine 

reef 

swop 


kith 

vine 

beef 

crop 


mill 

nine 

a 

i 

2 

a 

u 

shah 

itch 


past 

duke 

garb 

kink 


lath 

feud 

harm 

pith 


hasp 

dupe 

alms 

rink 


lass 

lure 

barn 

twig 


path 

dune 

park 

dint 


raft 

whew 

u 

e 

3 

0 

0 

buff 

fell 


ruse 

puss 

just 

glen 


tomb 

rook 

lull 

wend 


moot 

soot 

fuss 

hemp 


whom 

wolf 

does 

vent 


tour 

wood 

drug 

helm 


pool 

took 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

4 



1 



a 

u 


a 

u 

crag 

shun 


craw 

hurt 

slap 

gust 


malt 

furl 

hang 

duck 


gnaw 

slur 

span 

cult 


want 

lurk 

stag 

stub 


hawk 

work 

sash 

musk 


salt 

Turk 



2 



ow 

a 


6 

e 

thou 

hake 


show 

neap 

brow 

nail 


rope 

ream 

gout 

case 


coke 

ease 

cowl 

clay 


hoax 

knee 

down 

cave 


whoa 

each 

bout 

fade 


glow 

fear 



3 



0 

i 


T 

a 

toss 

wing 


mine 

brag 

wasp 

trim 


rise 

than 

prod 

flit 


sire 

clad 

shot 

grin 


tile 

sang 

grog • 

live 


dike 

chat 

cost 

trig 


pike 

gash 


44 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


a, fi 

bare, without covering, 
bear, an animal; to endure. 

pare, to cut, or shave off. 
pear, a kind of fruit, 
pair, two of a kind. 

tale, that which is told, 
tail, —of an animal. 


6, e 

no, not any. 
know, to understand. 

sere, or sear, dry, withered, 
seer, a prophet. 

meed, reward. 

mead, meadow; a drink. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1 . The forest trees are bare. 

2 . A large bear came out of the woods. 

3 . To bear is to conquer our fate.— Campbell. 

4 . Will you pare this pear for me? 

5 . I need a new pair of gloves. 

6 . We spend our years as a tale that is told.— Bible. 

7 . The squirrel's tail was longer than his body. 

8 . We know no better way to spend our time. 

9 . November’s leaf is red and sear.— Scott. 

10 . Go, preach to the coward, thou death-telling seer. 

Campbell. 

11 . A rosy garland was the victor’s meed.— Spenser. 

12 . To fertile vales and dewy meads 

My weary, wandering steps he leads.— Addison. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


45 


1 

Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


Ui) 1 

air, —that which we breathe; 
tune. 

ere, before. 

heir, one who inherits. 

tide, rise and fall of the sea. 
tied, did tie; bound. 

sine, —of an arc or angle, 
sign, mark, token. 


oi, I, o 

boy, a male child, 
buoy, float showing location of 
an object under water. 

vise, —for holding fast 
vice, error, wickedness. 

roam, to wander. 

Rome, a city. 


2 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. A little echo stirs the air.— Holmes. 

2. Come down ere my child die.— Bible. 

3. He was heir to all his father’s wealth and glory. 

4. Time and tide wait for no man. 

5. The boy tied his pony at the gate. 

6. Do you know what the sine of an arc is? 

7. What does this sign mean? 

8. The boy rowed close to the buoy. 

9. His hand was held fast as in a vise. 

10. We should shun all forms of vice. 

11. Far from friends and home 
We will no longer roam. 

12. Rome was not built in a day. 



46 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 


Words pronounced alike , but spelled differently. 


6, a 

role, part acted or played, 
roll, to revolve. 

rose, a kind of flower, 
rows, does row; plural of row. 

mane, long hair on the neck of 
some animals, 
main, principal, chief. 


e, o, u 

peer, an equal. 

pier, a projecting wharf. 

ode, a short poem, 
owed, did owe. 

dust, fine particles of earth, 
dost, a form of do. 


2 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. We should never take a role for which we are not 

fitted. 

2. Roll on, thou dark-blue ocean, roll!— Byron. 

3. The rose, that lives its little hour, 

Is prized beyond the sculptured flower.— Bryant. 

4. The farmer plants his corn in long rows. 

5. The lioness has no mane. 

6. Every one looks to the main chance. 

7. In song he never had a peer.— Dryden. 

8. A large crowd swarmed out upon the pier. 

9. Have you read the first ode of Horace? 

10. They owed him a heavy debt of gratitude. 

11. The rain has laid the dust. 

12. Tell me once more what title thou dost bear.— Shake¬ 

speare. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


47 


1 

Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


a, 6, ow 
lain, reclined. 

lane, narrow way between two 
walls. 

bore, —with an auger; did bear, 
boar, an animal. 

foul, filthy, base, 
fowl, a bird. 


u, a, 6 
blue, a color, 
blew, did blow. 

male, one of the male sex. 
mail, letters, etc., sent by post. 

poll, the head; to register, 
pole, long, slender piece of 
wood. 


2 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. We had just lain down as you came. 

2. The judge rode slowly down the lane.— Whittier. 

3. He bore his part bravely in the strife. 

4. The Saxons were fond of hunting the wild boar. 

5. Foul deeds will rise.— Shakespeare. 

6. Wild fowl abound in the marshes. 

7. O’er the blue billows we glide. 

8. The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew.— Coleridge. 

9. According to law every male between the ages of 18 

and 45 is subject to bear arms. 

10. Will you go to the office for my mail? 

11. All flaxen was his poll.— Shakespeare. 

12. Which party can poll the most votes? 

13. He pushed the boat off with a long pole. 



48 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


a 

u 

barb 

lute 

lark 

dude 

marl 

tube 

czar 

suit 

part 

lieu 

mart 

slew 


u 

e 

bulk 

vest 

bump 

welt 

much 

tell 

grub 

deft 

lung 

etch 

luck 

best 


a 

e 

tall 

germ 

ward 

earl 

daub 

herb 

form 

bird 

warp 

dirt 

yawn 

firm 


1 


a 

i 

task 

flip 

waft 

give 

mass 

sick 

vast 

tick 

bask 

brim 

cast 

sink 


0 

a 

noon 

hash 

ooze 

scan 

pooh 

spat 

soup 

snap 

lose 

shag 

true 

stab 


3 


a 

6 

cape 

wore 

nape 

tore 

lave 

cope 

make 

mole 

sway 

node 

sake 

yolk 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


49 


Write the following words, and where possible form 
other words by adding to each the endings s, ed, ing, 
and er. 


e 

a 

1 

6 


jest 

farm 

poke 

clip 

mend 

card 

vote 

ship 

test 

harp 

roar 

milk 

tend 

cart 

rove 

skip 

help 

carp 

bolt 

till 

fret 

dart 

fold 

lift 


e 

o 

2 

i 

a 

lead 

swab 

gift 

snag 

mere 

doff 

hiss 

hack 

weep 

font 

gist 

lamp 

zeal 

drop 

miff 

hand 

meal 

sock 

tilt 

dram 

year 

rock 

limb 

cant 


3 

DICTATION EXERCISE 



(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. A rolling stone gathers no moss. 

2. Look before you leap. 

3. A stitch in time saves nine. 

4. A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. 


NEW STANDARD SPELEER 

1 


I 

e 

lime 

bend 

hive 

clef 

wipe 

debt 

line 

sect 

mile 

stem 

ride 

went 


hoot 

wool 

loop 

good 

moon 

pull 

boor 

hood 

tool 

look 

woof 

wolf 


e 

u 

fend 

turn 

lest 

worm 

fled 

word 

lend 

curd 

nest 

blur 

mess 

surd 


1 

u 

sift 

bung 

hint 

tusk 

link 

sung 

skim 

hush 

swig 

lump 

wind 

bunk 


a 

u 

swam 

stun 

slab 

must 

tank 

numb 

gang 

slum 

samp 

spun 

slap 

rusk 


a 

0 

wake 

oath 

mate 

boat 

cake 

cove 

came 

loam 

pave 

tome 

rail 

coal 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


51 


Write the following words, and where possible form 
other words by adding to each the endings er, est, and ly. 
Example, Warm — warmer, warmest, warmly. 
Remember that a word ending with silent e drops this 
e before an ending beginning with a vowel. 


1 


hard 

glib 

rich 

rash 

tame 

calm 

wide 

thin 

slim 

flat 

dark 

fine 

glad 

deep 

pure 

mild 

safe 

soft 

wild 

grim 

late 

prim 

kind 

wise 



2 


e 

0 

i 

a 

neat 

pond 

hilt 

fang 

bean 

doll 

list 

sand 

near 

plod 

wist 

camp 

plea 

prop 

grip 

plat 


3 


a 

a 

a 

0 

daze 

tray 

flaw 

clot 

wail 

fray 

pall 

flop 

flay 

gray 

lorn 

loch 

fame 

fake 

warm 

golf 


52 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

1 


Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


u, a 


a,, e, e 


muse, to think closely, 
mews, cries as a cat. 


jam, to press; fruit preserves, 
jamb, side piece of a door. 


bad, not good, 
bade, did bid. 


mean, base; to signify, 
mien, manner, bearing. 


rap, to strike, to knock, 
wrap, to fold around. 


sell, to exchange for money, 
cell, a small apartment. 


2 


DICTATION EXERCISE 


(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. Muse on nature with a poet’s eye—Coleridge. 

2. The cat mews, and the dog barks. 

3. Thus bad begins, and worse remains behind.— Shake¬ 

speare. 

4. I bade the boy run quickly. 

5. At that moment came a loud rap at the door. 

6. We must wrap up well, for the wind is keen. 

7. The boy was eating bread and jam. 

8. I squeezed my finger between the door and the jamb. 

9. Can you tell what these words mean? 

10. The duchess marked his weary pace, 

His timid mien, and reverend face.— Scott. 

11. I will buy with you, sell with you; . . . but I will 

not eat with you.— Shakespeare. 

12. The hermit’s cell was bare and cheerless. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


53 


1 

Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


e, ow, e 

meet, fitting; to come together. 


meat, food, flesh, 
mete, measure. 

our, possessive of we. 
hour, sixty minutes. 

red, a color, 
read, did read. 


a, 1 

vane, a weathercock, 
vain, fruitless; conceited 
vein, a blood vessel. 

him, objective of he. 
hymn, a sacred song. 

nit, egg of a small insect, 
knit, to weave; to join. 


1 . 

2 . 

3 . 

4 . 

5 . 

6 . 

7 . 

8 . 
9 . 

10 . 

11 . 

12 . 

13 . 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 


(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

We shall meet to part no more. 

His meat was locusts and wild honey.— Bible. 

With what measure ye mete it shall be measured to 
you again.— Bible. 

A train passes our house every hour. 

Hurrah for the red, white, and blue! 

Never sign a paper till you have read it. 

The vane shows which way the wind blows. 

Vain is the help of man.— Bible. 

I have cut a vein in my wrist. 

We left him alone in his glory.— Wolfe. 

Green vales and icy cliffs, all join my hymn.— 
Coleridge. 

How large this nit looks under the glass! 

This little girl can both knit and sew. 



54 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Words pronounced alike , spelled differently. 


u, o, a 
use, to employ, 
ewes, plural of ewe. 

not, adverb of denial, 
knot, loop made by tying; hard 
place in wood 

dam, wall for stopping water, 
damn, to condemn. 


e, o, i 
led, did lead, 
lead, a metal. 

bow, anything bent, or curved, 
beau, a spruce young man; a 

lady’s escort. 

bin, a crib for grain, etc. 
been, a form of be. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. What kind of pens do you use? 

2. Three ewes had strayed from the flock. 

3. I do not like your faults.— Shakespeare. 

4. The ribbon w T as tied in a double knot. 

5. The beavers are building a dam. 

6. Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, 

And without sneering teach the rest to sneer.— Pope. 

7. Men are led by trifles.— Napoleon. 

8. Lead is one of the most common metals. 

9. Each ready archer grasped his bow.— Scott. 

10. The beau advanced with a graceful bow. 

11. The coal bin is nearly empty. 

12. I have been patient; let me be so yet.— Byron. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


55 


1 

Words 'pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


u, a 

dun, to ask for pay;, a dark 
color. 

done, finished. 

but, except; on the contrary. 

butt, a large cask; the large 
end; a mark; to strike with 
the head. 

fate, appointed lot. 

fete, a festival. 


u, a, u 

nun, woman living in a convent, 
none, not any. 

bale, a bundle of goods, 
bail, security; handle of a 
bucket; to dip out water. 

sum, an amount, 
some, a little; a few. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. He began to dun me for pay before the work was 

done. 

2. When pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with 

the lowly is wisdom.— Proverbs. 

3. He struck the door with the butt of his whip. 

4. To bear is to conquer our fate.— Campbell. 

5. They had begun to prepare for the grand fete. 

6. The nun returned to the convent. 

7. None but the brave deserves the fair.— Dry den. 

8. The boy hid behind a bale of cotton. 

9. The boys had to use an old bucket without a bail to 

bail out their leaking boat. 

10. Character is the sum of conduct. 

11. Some place their bliss in action, some in ease.— Pope. 



56 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 


I 

i 


e 

0 

mine 

lisp 


melt 

room 

pied 

sing 


next 

loot 

rind 

whim 


pelf 

moor 

file 

crib 


less 

boon 

wire 

brig 


heft 

boot 

bile 

swim 

2 

self 

shoe 

e 

6 . 


a 

a 

leap 

trow 


care 

mast 

peat 

wold 


dare 

bass 

leer 

pork 


lair 

cask 

deem 

bone 


mare 

bast 

east 

toad 


rare 

cast 

rear 

bowl 

3 

ware 

rasp 

I 

u 


0 

e 

type 

glut 


crew 

send 

vile 

hulk 


rule 

rent 

pint 

scum 


brew 

deck 

fire 

punk 


drew 

bent 

live 

slug 


sure 

desk 

pine 

such 

4 

true 

then 

u 

6 


e 

6 

pulp 

soap 


reap 

hope 

cuff 

tone 


seek 

yoke 

dumb 

folk 


teal 

torn 

dusk 

ford 


veer 

note 

dump 

doze 


weal 

goal 

gulf 

soak 


deal 

mope 



NEW STANDARD 

SPELLER 

57 



1 



I 

e 



e 

dine 

beck 


perk 

peep 

five 

when 


swirl 

wean 

pile 

head 


girl 

lees 

life 

felt 


gird 

weed 

mice 

wren 


girt 

peak 

dive 

dent 

2 

girth 

thee 


DICTATION EXERCISE 


(Use the words in the exercise in 

sentences of your own.) 

1. We all do fade as a 

leaf. 



2. Life is but a means 

unto an end. 


3. These silver mists shall melt 

away.— Scott. 


4. My boat 

is on the shore, 


And my 

bark is on the sea. 

— Byron. 


5. I can give thee but a song.— 

Longfellow. 




3 



h i 

a, i 


i 

o, i 

vvi'ly 

wa'ry 


bus'y 

ro'sy 

mi ry 

da is 


cit y 

lo gy 

wi ry 

la zy 


lily 

po sy 

ti dy 

la dy 


ink y 

po ny 

ti ny 

na vy 


in ly 

on ly 

i bis 

Ma ry 

4 

pity 

go ry 

a, i 

6, i 


u, i 

e, i 

ra'cy 

ho'ly 


du'ly 

ed'dy 

va ry 

to ry 


fu ry 

ed it 

wa vy 

bo gy 


dew y 

en vy 

ha zy 

co ny 


jury 

ex it 

ma zy 

co zy 


pu ny 

bev y 

za ny 

do ry 


u nit 

lev y 


58 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

1 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


a mid' 

pu'ma 

i 

a wry' 

po'lo 

a'gue 

up on' 


al'so 

un to 

es py' 

in'to 


ga la 

do er 

ri'ot 

e mit' 


i ron 

i ris 

a vow' 

la'va 


so lo 

a way' 

a'pex 

o bey' 

2 

di et 

ev'er 

e 

e 


u 

a 

creed 

cress 


crumb 

crape 

creel 

crept 


crush 

drain 

drear 

death 


dunce 

crate 

dream 

delve 


bluff 

drake 

field 

depth 


crust 

drape 

fiend 

dread 

3 

grunt 

faith 

0 

0 


a 

i 

crock 

crone 


camp 

drift 

dodge 

droll 


drank 

finch 

croft 

float 


flank 

drill 

dross 

drone 


hatch 

fifth 

what 

drove 


flash 

drink 

floss 

floor 

4 

frank 

filth 

I 

e 


i 

a 

drive 

hence 


blind 

badge 

fight 

mesh 


chide 

batch 

glide 

dwell 


bribe 

bland 

knife 

fence 


child 

black 

light 

flesh 


brine 

clang 

guile 

pelt 


chime 

blank 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


59 


1 

Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


e, a 

seed,—of a plant, 
cede, to give up. 

deer, an animal, 
dear, precious, costly. 

base, low, mean; foundation, 
bass, lowest part in music. 


I, e 

hie, to hasten, 
high, not low. 

seal, an animal; to close, 
ceil, to furnish with a ceiling. 

beer, a kind of liquor, 
bier,—for carrying a corpse. 


2 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. Didst not thou sow good seed in thy field?— Bible. 

2. The people must cede to the government some of 

their natural rights.— Jay. 

3. The male deer has branching horns. 

4. Food and fuel are scarce and dear. 

5. A base nature despises beauty. 

6. Which do you sing, bass or tenor? 

7. Let us to the meadows hie. 

8. The sun is high in the heavens. 

9. Wait till I seal this letter. 

10. We shall ceil this room with pine. 

11. Beer is brewed from malt and hops. 

12. Within the hall, where torches’ ray 
Supplies the excluded beams of day, 

Lies Duncan on his lowly bier.— Scott. 



60 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 


Words pronounced alike, 
a, e, a 

fare, price of passage; food, 
fair, clear; handsome. 

feet, plural of foot. 
feat, an exploit. 

ball, a round body. 

bawl, to cry with a loud voice. 


but spelled differently. 

6, a, e 

pore, a small opening in the 
skin. 

pour, to send forth in a stream. 

pray, to beg, to entreat, 
prey, plunder, booty, spoil. 

peel, to strip off. 
peal, a loud sound; to sound 
out. 


*2 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The kind of fare that one gets on the boat depends 

on the amount of fare that one pays. 

2. These groves are tall and fair.— Bryant. 

3. We tread the paths their feet have worn,— Whittier. 

4. The warrior told tales of many a feat. 

5. The boys are playing ball on the common. 

6. Why do you bawl so loudly? 

7. Perspiration streamed from every pore. 

8. Thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour 

it upon the dry land.— Bible. 

9. Do not pray to be heard of men. 

10. The tiger seeks his prey at night. 

11. The Indian began to peel the bark from a birch-tree. 

12. Our rest was broken by a peal of thunder. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


61 


Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


G, I, G 

heel, part of the foot, 
heal, to cure; to get well. 

rice, a plant. 

rise, act of rising; elevation. 

week, seven days, 
weak, not strong. 


a, G, 6 
sale, act of selling, 
sail,—of a ship. 

teem, to produce; to abound 
with. 

team, animals working together. 

slow, not fast, 
sloe, a kind of plum. 


1 . 

2 . 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6 . 

7. 

8 . 
9. 

10 . 

11 . 

12 . 

13. 


2 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

We may flee some evils, some we must crush beneath 
the heel. 

The wound soon began to heal. 

The Chinese live chiefly on rice. 

All wickedness takes its rise from the heart.— Nelson. 
Behind the house was a small rise of ground. 

Our coal supply will not last a week. 

The old man was weak from want of food. 

This house and lot are for sale. 

Sail forth into the sea, 0 Ship!— Longfellow. 

Their minds teem with schemes of deceit. 

The driver whipped up his team. 

Slow rolls the coach along the dusty road.— Holmes. 
The sloe is small and has a bitter taste. 



62 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

1 


Words pronounced alike , spelled differently. 


6j Oj 

flee, to run away, 
flea, a small insect. 

fore, in front; forward, 
four, a number. 

gate, door in a wall, 
gait, manner of walking. 


e, a, a 

seem, to appear to be. 
seam, line formed by joining 
two things together. 

hare, an animal, 
hair,— of the head. 

lade, to load. 

laid, did lay; made to lie. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The wicked flee when no man pursue th.—Proverbs. 

2. A flea can jump thirty times its own height, and draw 

with ease a load of eighty times its own weight. 

3. The kitten has hurt one of its fore paws. 

4. A square has four equal sides. 

5. The little gate was reached at last.— Lowell. 

6. The man walked with an unsteady gait. 

7. Things are not what they seem .—Longfellow. 

8. The coat was without seam.— Bible. 

9. A little hare came out and danced about. 

10. The old man’s hair was long and white. 

11. Do not lade the memory with useless freight. 

12. A stone was brought and laid upon the mouth of the 

den.— Bible. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


63 


1 


a 

e 


e 

a 

baste 

beast 


belch 

brave 

paint 

liege 


chess 

brain 

bathe 

bleak 


shell 

chase 

lathe 

peach 


bench 

chafe 

blade 

bleat 


ledge 

crave 

paste 

niece 

2 

check 

craze 

a 

a 


a 

e 

large 

latch 


laird 

blend 

march 

plash 


scare 

press 

launch 

manse 


blare 

shelf 

marsh 

plant 


chair 

bless 

laugh 

match 


share 

quell 

parch 

patch 

3 

cairn. 

sedge 

a, i 

a, i 


I, 6 

a, 6 

ab'bey 

a fire' 


vi'per 

wa'fer 

val id 

a side 


ti ger 

sa ber 

tar ry 

a like 


mi nor 

wa der 

al ley 

a live 


mi ser 

ra cer 

vap id 

a bide 


mi ter 

wa ger 

an vil 

a rise 


ni ter 

sa ver 


4 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The same sweet sounds are in my ear 
My early childhood loved to hear.— Bryant. 

2. Now spring has clad the grove in green, 

And strewed the lea with flowers.— Burns. 

3. Far in the chambers of the west 

The gale had sighed itself to rest.— Scott. 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


64 


a, i 

o, i 

1 

a, 6 

a, i 

ag'ile 

hol'ly 


a bode' 

dai'ry 

ban dy 

vom it 


a dore 

dai sy 

dal ly 

ton ic 


a tone 

gra vy 

ac rid 

hob by 


a rose 

pas ty 

cay il 

tox ic 


a glow 

dai ly 

af fix' 

top ic 


a Iona 

has ty 

a 

e 

2 

o 

oi 

place 

bleed 


blond 

joint 

quail 

lease 


watch 

hoist 

prate 

blear 


flock 

voice 

shade 

leave 


dross 

foist 

vague 

clean 


smock 

groin 

claim 

sheaf 


clock 

joist 

e 

a 

3 

a 

u 

beard 

blame 


shawl 

bluff 

leash 

shake 


brawl 

skulk 

chief 

train 


chalk 

young 

brief 

whale 


wharf 

truck 

siege 

chain 


broad 

skunk 

cheek 

blaze 


vault 

blood 

i 

a 

4 

o 

a 

sixth 

shark 


moose 

slack 

brick 

barge 


bloom 

brand 

think 

yarn 


shrew 

clash 

skimp 

spar 


truce 

smack 

bilge 

carve 


broom 

clank 

tinge 

sharp 


whose 

smash 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


65 


1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The green trees whispered low and mild; 

They were my playmates when a child, 

And rocked me in their arms so wild.— Longfellow. 

2. Just in the green top of a hedge 
That runs along a valley’s edge 

One star has thrust a golden wedge .—Alice Cary. 


2 


a, i 

a, e 


O, 1 

a i 

an'gry 

a bet' 


cop'y 

an'tic 

can dy 

a bed 


foxy 

tal ly 

an ise 

a gain 


ros in 

pan ic 

cad dy 

a head 


op tic 

ad mit' 

dav it 

a dept 


sol id 

tac'it 

at tic 

a mend 

i 

3 

ol ive 

nat ty 

I 


u 

e 

Lisle 

midge 


burn 

cheat 

ninth 

lymph 


spur 

sleep 

quite 

shift 


curve 

breed 

lithe 

prink 


nurse 

cease 

price 

lynch 


burst 

sheen 

prime 

midst 

4 

worst 

cheer 

i 

a 


u 

0 

mince 

rage 


gush 

chop 

milch 

game 


lunch 

from 

sieve 

brace 


month 

blond 

thick 

shame 


scrub 

shock 

singe 

twain 


pluck 

lodge 

twit 

slave 


munch 

notch 


66 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Words 'pronounced nearly alike, but spelled differently. 


a, a, u, 6 
ant, an insect. 

aunt, sister of one’s father or 
mother. 

urn, a kind of vase, 
earn, to win by service. 

serf, a servant, or slave, 
surf, —of the sea. 


i, 6, a, U 
dire, dreadful, 
dy'er, one that dyes. 

vi'al, a small flask. 

vi ol, a musical ‘instrument. 

lyre, a musical instrument, 
li'ar, one that tells lies. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and 

be wise.— Proverbs. 

2. I visit my aunt twice a year. 

3. This marble urn was brought from Rome. 

4. Many young children earn their own living. 

5. The serf dashed through the surf, and saved the child. 

6. Dire was the noise of conflict.— Milton. 

7. I must send this coat to the dyer. 

8. Take thou this vial, being then in bed, 

And this distilled liquor drink thou off.— Shakespeare. 

9. Me softer airs befit, and softer strings 

Of lute, or viol still more apt for mourhful things. 

— Milton . 

10. The poet touched his lyre. 

11. God and good men hate so foul a liar.— Shakespeare. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


67 


1 

Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


e, 6 

here, in this place 
hear, to listen. 

leek, a kind of plant, 
leak, a hole that lets water out 
or in. 

sole, bottom of the foot, 
soul, the spiritual life, the mind. 


5, a, 

flow, to move as water, 
floe, low mass of floating ice. 

hale, sound, healthy, 
hail,—from the clouds: to call 
to; salute. 

home, one’s dwelling place, 
holm, kind of oak; low, flat 
land. 


2 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. It is sweet to linger here.— Bryant. 

2. I hear, yet say not much.— Shakespeare. 

3. The leek is the emblem of Wales. 

4. The cruel leak gained fast.— Whittier. 

5. The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot.— 

Bible. 

6. It is a fearful thing to see the human soul take wings. 

— Byron. 

7. Smooth streams flow gently. 

8. The ship ran into a large floe of ice. 

9. Prudent living leads to hale old age. 

10. The blue lightning flashes, the rapid hail clashes. 

— Lowell. 

11. Hail to the chief who in triumph advances.— Scott. 

12. Home! home! sweet, sweet home! 

There's no place like home.— Payne. 

13. The soft wind blew o'er the meadowy holm. 



68 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


6, e 

doe, a female deer, 
dough, bread paste. 

bode, to portend; to foreshow, 
bowed, did bow; played with 
a bow. 

reek, to emit vapor, to steam, 
wreak, to inflict. 


e i, I 
rest, quiet, repose, 
wrest, to turn, to twist. 

ring, to sound; a circle, 
wring, to twist, to wrest. 

rime, hoarfrost. 

rhyme, agreement of sound. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The doe awoke, and to the lawn, 

Begemmed with dewdrops, led the fawn.— Scott. 

2. This dough is rehdy for the oven. 

3. These signs bode no good. 

4. You bowed these notes wrong. 

5. The rooms reek with tobacco. 

6. On me let death wreak all his rage.— Milton. 

7. The gale has sighed itself to rest.— Scott. 

8. Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor.— 

Bible. 

9. My ears with tingling echoes ring.— Byron. 

10. Your overkindness doth wring tears from me.— 

Shakespeare. 

11. The trees were now covered with rime.— De Quincey. 

12. For rhyme with reason may dispense, 

And sound has right to govern sense.— Pope. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


69 


1 

Words 'pronounced alike , but spelled differently. 


6, e, u 
ruse, a trick, 
rues, does rue. 

tear, water from the eye. 
tier, one of a number of rows 
placed one above another. 

ruff, a crimped, or fluted, collar, 
rough, not smooth; coarse, 
rude. 


6, a, u 
rote, mere repetition, 
wrote, did write. 

bate, to beat down, to lower, 
bait, food used to entice ani¬ 
mals. 

rung, did, or made to, ring; 

round of a ladder, 
wrung, did wring; twisted. 


2 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The soldier escaped by a clever ruse. 

2. Thy will chose freely what it now so justly rues.— 

Milton. 

3. In his grave rained many a tear. 

4. The muskrat plied the mason’s trade, 

And tier by tier his mudwalls laid.— Whittier. 

5. She wore a ruff made of the finest muslin. 

6. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May.— 

Shakespeare. 

7. Thy love did read by rote, and could not spell.— 

Shakespeare. 

8. Can you tell who wrote this poem? 

9. He must either bate the laborer’s wages, or not em¬ 

ploy, or not pay him.— Locke. 

10. The boys went to the garden to dig bait. 

11. With sweeter notes each rising temple rung.— Pope. 

12. And then her hands she wildly wrung.— Scott. 



HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW 
Born at Portland, Me., Feb. 27, 1807; died at Cambridge, 
Mass , March 24, 1S82. 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


71 


DICTATION EXERCISE 
LONGFELLOW 


Fortune will teach thee soon the truth, 

There are no birds in last year’s nest. 

Out of the shadow of the night, 

The world rolls into light. 

The day is done and the darkness 
Falls from the wings of Night, 

As a feather is wafted downward 
From an eagle in its flight. 

And the night shall be filled with music, 

And the cares that infest the day 

Shall fold their tents like the Arabs, 

And as silently steal away. 

So blue yon winding river flows, 

It seems an outlet from the sky. 

The stars come forth to listen 

To the music of the sea. 

Let us be then what we are, speak what we think, and in 
all things keep ourselves loyal to truth. 

How beautifiil the silent hour, when morning and 
evening thus sit together, hand in hand, beneath the star¬ 
less sky of midnight! 



72 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


6 

0 

1 

u 

u 

loath 

prompt 


mulct 

burr 

sworn 

quash 


shove 

curse 

probe 

scoff 


lunge 

world • 

quote 

botch 


mumps 

churl 

prone 

yacht 


shrub 

worse 

gore 

throb 


touch 

churn 

a, a 

a, i 

2 

i, i 

a, i 

a main' 

tan'sy 


vig'il 

mar'ry 

a pace 

rap id 


lim it 

cab in 

a base 

pan sy 


civ il 

hap py 

a bate 

dan dy 


sil ly 

pat ty 

a maze 

sal ly 


ji f fy 

max im 

a wake 

car ry 


civ ic 

par ry 

6 

e 

3 

u 

e 

prose 

birch 


shrug 

sense 

quoth 

serve 


flung 

kedge 

croak 

chirp 


gulch 

blest 

store 

earth 


hunch 

knelt 

chose 

dirge 


flush 

shred 

mourn 

clerk 


humph 

blent 

a 

0 

4 

i 

e 

shack 

bloat 


skill 

sheen 

champ 

shore 


chink 

heave 

valve 

choke 


tryst 

green 

whack 

troll 


skiff 

freak 

shall 

shote 


built 

sheep 

chant 

blown 


chill 

grief 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

i 

a 

o 

1 

I 

6 

shape 

boost 


shine 

shoal 

trace 

tooth 


child 

knoll 

glaze 

swoop 


bride 

thole 

haste 

brood 


slice 

shore 

shave 

/wound 


brine 

flown 

trade 

cruse 

2 

slide 

gloze 

e 

a 


a 

i 

sheet 

shank 


jaunt 

blink 

these 

catch 


gnarl 

trill 

heath 

track 


halve 

stick 

sheik 

slang 


guard 

bliss 

greed 

chasm 


haunt 

strip 

steer 

slash 

3 

harsh 

trick 

e 

0 


u 

i 

sleet 

stove 


bulge 

twist 

breve 

groat 


stuff 

bring 

treat 

roach 


judge 

cinch 

steep 

score 


budge 

sling 

theme 

poach 


chunk 

wince 

greet 

roast 

4 

slump 

grist 

a 

a 

0 

i 

a 

tramp 

trail 


thick 

daunt 

stack 

skate 


ditch 

spark 

plank 

grape 


crick 

vaunt 

quack 

slate 


whisk 

scarf 

scant 

graze 


spill 

chart 

patch 

flail 


crisp 

wrath 


74 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


a 

i 


ow 

u 

clasp 

crimp 


doubt 

plume 

staff 

whiff 


crown 

flute 

quaff 

squid 


vouch 

juice 

class 

twill 


spout 

your 

dance 

width 


crowd 

spume 

chaff 

swift 

2 

south 

youth 

a 

a 


a 

i 

trait 

strap 


trawl 

snipe 

skein 

trash 


sward 

tribe 

crane 

knack 


false 

ninth 

thane 

snath 


swarm 

slime 

slake 

thank 


drawn 

trice 

phase 

gnash 

3 

fraud 

smite 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. Better three hours too soon than a minute too late. 

2. The queen of the spring, as she passed down the vale, 
Left her robe in the trees and her breath in the gale. 

— Holland. 

3. Land of my sires! what mortal hand 
Can e’er untie the filial band 

That knits me to thy rugged strand?— Scott. 


e 

a 

4 

• 5 

ow 

spear 

space 

rogue 

scour 

queen 

quake 

porch 

round 

reach 

snail 

mauve 

prowl 

speak 

taste 

smoke 

scout 

kneel 

grain 

boast 

, mouth 

sneer 

snake 

vogue 

cloud 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


75 


1 

Words pronounced alike, 

I, a, 5 

size, bulk, magnitude, 
sighs, plural of sigh) does sigh. 

slay, to kill. 

sleigh, a vehicle on runners, a 
sledge. 

fort, a stronghold, 
forte, a strong point. 

2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. What is the size of this pair of shoes? 

2. I could drive the boat with my sighs.— Shakespeare. 

3. IT1 slay more gazers than the basilisk.— Shakespeare. 

4. The sleigh tipped over and spilled the boys into the 

snow. 

5. The fort yielded after a long siege. 

6. Good spelling was surely not his forte. 

7. Unfaith in aught is want of faith in all.— Tennyson. 

8. We do not what we ought, 

What we ought not, we do.— Matthew Arnold. 

9. Many a famous man was born and bred on a farm. 

10. Bread of flour is good; but there is bread, sweet as 

honey, if we would eat it, in a good book.— Ruskin. 

11. The shore line is indented with small bays. 

12. He wore a new black baize waistcoat. 


hut spelled differently. 
a, e, a 

aught, anything, 
ought, necessary, fit. 

bred, did breed; brought up. 
bread, food made by baking 
dough. 

bays, plural of hay) does bay. 
baize, a coarse woolen cloth. 



76 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


Copy the following exercise and give to each vowel 
proper diacritical mark: 

The sea! the sea! its lonely shore; 

Its billows crested white; 

The clouds which flit its bosom o’er, 

Or sunbeams dancing bright; 

The breakers bursting on the strand, 

In thunder to the ear; 

The frowning cliff, the silver sand— 

Each, all to me are dear. 

The sea! the sea! the treasured sea! 

What mines of wealth untold, 

Could human art but set them free, 

Thy hidden coffers hold. 

The spoil of navies in their might; 

The young, the fair, the brave; 

With pearls and gems of luster bright— 

All sleep beneath the wave. 

The sea! the sea! the glorious sea! 

What has the earth so fair, 

Of hill or valley, grove or lea, 

Which may with it compare? 

Oh, I could sit for hours to look 
Upon its wide expanse! 

And read in its unwritten book 
Fresh charms at every glance. 

—Bernard Barton. 


77 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


i, a, i 

gild, to overlay with gold, 
guild, a business fraternity; a 
trades union. 

rain, water falling from the 
clouds. 

rein, bridle strap; to check, 
reign, rule; to rule. 

gilt, covered with gold, 
guilt, sin, crime. 


a, a, o 

hart, male deer, stag, 
heart, an organ of the body; 
the seat of the affections. 

raze, to level with the ground. 

rays, plural of ray. 

raise, to lift up, to elevate. 

hole, a hollow place, opening, 
whole, all, total; sound. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 


(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. No more the rising sun shall gild the morn.— Pope. 

2. He refused to join their guild. 

1 3. The ceaseless rain is falling fast.— Longfellow. 

4. My tongue within my lips I rein.— Gay. 

5. The queen of night asserts her silent reign.— Byron. 

6. Wipe off the dust that hides our scepter’s gilt.— 

Shakespeare. 

7. The thief confessed his guilt. 

8. Another crowd pursue the panting hart.— Byron. 

9. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.— Bayly. 

10. The enemy threatened to raze the city. 

11. The rising sun sends forth his rays. 

12. Soon as the prince appears, they raise a cry.— Dryden. 

13. The priest took a chest and bored a hole in the lid.— 

Bible. 

14. ’Tis not the whole of life to live.— Montgomery. 



78 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Words pronounced alike , 
e, a, a 

bell, a hollow metal instrument 
for producing sound, 
belle, a handsome young lady. 

fane, a temple. 

fain, glad, fond; gladly. 

feign, to pretend. 

rapt, wholly absorbed, 
wrapt, enveloped completely. 

2 


but spelled differently, 
o, e, a 

sore, tender, painful; wound, 
soar, to fly aloft. 

seen, perceived by the eyes, 
seine, a large fishing-net. 
scene, part of a play; place of 
action; show. 

brake, a fern; a thicket, 
break, to divide with violence; 
to burst forth. 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words'in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The belle of the evening had a voice as clear as a silver 

bell. 

2. Thou hast proud fanes above thy mighty dead.— 

Hemans. 

3. Men and birds are fain of climbing high.— Sha/cespeare. 

4. ihe poet did feign that Orpheus drew trees, stones 

and floods.— Shakespeare. 

5. You are rapt, sir, in some work.— Shakespeare. 

6. I, wrapt in mist of midnight vapor, glide obscure — 

Milton. 

7. The traveler’s feet were bruised and sore. 

8. The eagle can soar far beyond our sight. 

9. No living face is seen; but the sleepers are many.— 

Byron. 

10. The fishermen began to haul in the seine. 

11. The world is a vast scene of strife.— Mason. 

12. He stayed not for brake, and he stopped not for‘stone 

— Scott. 

13. The day begins to break, and night is fled.— Shake¬ 

speare. 




NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


79 


1 

Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 

e, a, I 

beech, a kind of tree, 
beach, shore of the sea. 

faint, weak; to lose strength, 
feint, a pretense, stratagem. 

clime, region. 

climb, to mount up, ascend. 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. There, take my gage; behold, I offer it 

To him that first accused him in this cause.— Fairfax. 

2. You shall not gauge me by what we do to-night.— 

Shakespeare. 

3. Our little isle is green and breezy.— Lowell. 

4. The sounding aisles of the dim woods rang.— Hemans. 

5. Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron 

Can be retentive to the strength of spirits.— Shake¬ 
speare. 

6. A lynx crouched watchfully among its caves.— Shelley. 

7. They sat under the waving boughs of a large beech. 

8. Hand in hand, we gathered pebbles on the beach. 

9. What means yon faint halloo?— Scott. 

10. Courtley’s letter is but a feint to get off.— Spectator. 

11. From clime to clime he sped his course.— Cowper. 

12. Black vapors climb aloft and cloud the day.— Dryden. 


a, 

gage, a pledge; a challenge, 
gauge, to measure; a measure. 

isle, an island. 

aisle, a passageway in a church; 
an avenue. 

links, plural of link ; does link, 
lynx, an animal. 



80 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 


a 

a 


e 

e 

taint 

swath 


tread 

thief 

deign 

pshaw 


chest 

Greek 

grace 

stall 


wedge 

speed 

swain 

straw 


vetch 

teach 

range 

quart 


trend 

reeve 

grade 

scald 

2 

whelp 

cleat 

ow 

6 


i 

g 

mouse 

slope 


prick 

nerve 

pouch 

grove 


niche 

mirth 

mount 

stoke 


slick 

learn 

ounce 

grope 


print 

twirl 

pound 

stole 


thing 

merge 

mound 

lore 

3 

swing 

smirk 

e 

ow 


il 

a 

knell 

shout 


taunt 

short 

hedge 

bound 


stark 

torch 

guess 

fresh 

trout 

stout 


charm 

start 

horse 

gorge 

thorn 

helve 

brown 


farce 

dregs 

snout 

4 

snarl 

stork 

a 

i 


6 

e 

clamp 

cling 


globe 

eaves 

grand 

filch 


coast 

glebe 

stack 

which 


forge 

feast 

twang 

pinch 


chore 

three 

gland 

smith 


snore 

steam 

crank 

whist 


gross 

creep 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


81 


1 


6 

a 


ow 

i 

shirk 

graft 


growl 

swish 

verge 

flask 


drown 

frill 

skirt 

shaft 


grout 

quill 

whirl 

lance 


fount 

prism 

yearn 

♦ grant 


gouge 

nymph 

learn 

draft 

2 

found 

glint 

u 

0 


e 

i 

blunt 

watch 


tress 

tight 

tough 

notch 


smell 

spine 

strut 

strop 


dress 

Rhine 

brush 

floss 


tenth 

tithe 

front 

frond 


crest 

spire 

thump 

throb 

3 

smelt 

thigh 

u, i 

a, ’ 


e, i 

I, 6 

cu'pid 

ra'ven 


be dim' 

ci'der 

flu id 

sa ble 


be fit 

fi ber 

hu mid 

ta ken 


e quip 

ei der 

fu sil 

ba sin 


be gin 

ni ter 

pu pil 

ta ble 


re mit 

vi sor 

tu mid 

wa ken 

4 

e vict 

mi ser 

e, i 

a, a 


e, a 

a, e 

que'ry 

na'sal 


de cay' 

cam'el 

de ism 

pa gan 


de base 

fac et 

wea ry 

' na tal 


e rase 

pan el 

e diet 

pa pal 


be lay 

gav el 

de ist 

na val 


e late 

val et 

be ing 

fa tal 


de lay 

pat en 


82 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. I find the doctors and the sages 

Have differed in all climes and ages .—Thomas Moore. 

2. Pride goeth forth on horseback, grand and gay, 

But cometh back on foot, and begs its way.— Long¬ 
fellow. 

3. Life, like every other blessing, 

Derives its value from its use alone .—Samuel Johnson. 


u 

i 

2 

0 

u 

bunch 

brink 


trope 

worse 

thrum 

chick 


stone 

spurn 

stump 

brisk 


those 

purge 

blush 

sylph 


cloak 

worth 

thumb 

swill 


sport 

lurch 

stunt 

build 

Q 

toast 

purse 

a 

e 

O 

a 

ow 

storm 

tempt 


grasp 

sound 

gorse 

whelm 


slant 

house 

north 

cleft 


grass 

knout 

snort 

speck 


brass 

souse 

scorn 

theft 


craft 

flout 

swarm 

spell 


glass 

hound 

0 

6 

4 

u 

a 

nook 

terse 


snuff 

stray 

brook 

firth 


fudge 

flake 

shook 

stern 


glove 

glade 

stood 

flirt 


sough 

James 

could 

third 


gruff 

stage 

wolf 

first 


punch 

flame 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


83 


1 


Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


o, u, a, e 


root, underground part of a 


caws, does caw. 


plant. 

route, course, way. 


cause, occasion, reason, motive, 
question; to bring about. 


cue, a catchword; a hint, 
queue, tail-like twist of hair. 


wood, the substance of a tree; 


ta'per, a wax candle; conical, 
ta pir, a kind of animal. 


forest. 

would, past of will. 

hoop, a circular band, 
whoop, shout, war-cry, hoot. 



1. But the sensitive plant could give small fruit 

Of the love which it felt from the leaf to the root.— 
Shelley. 

2. Wide through the furzy field their route they take.— 

Gay. 

3. When my cue comes, call me, and I will answer.— 

Shakespeare. 

4. The Chinaman wears his hair in a long queue. 

5. Get me a taper in my study, Lucius.— Shakespeare. 

6. The tapir has short, stout legs, and short, close hair. 

7. The crow caws loudly in the top of the withered tree. 

8. What counsel give you in this weighty cause?— Shake¬ 

speare. 

9. Light thickens, and the crow 

Makes wing to the rocky wood.— Shakespeare. 

10. I would you were as I would have you be.— Shake¬ 

speare. 

11. This cask has lost a hoop. 

12. The warrior uttered a loud whoop as he fell. 



84 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Words 'pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


a, u 


h o 


maze, a labyrinth; perplexity, 
maize, Indian corn. 


mite, anything small, 
might, strength, power. 


nave, the body of a church, 
knave, villain, scoundrel. 


mind, the intellect; to heed, 
mined, did mine; dug out. 


plum, a kind of fruit, 
plumb, perpendicular. 


mode, manner; mood, 
mowed, did mow. 



1. Through the verdant maze 

Of sweetbrier hedges I pursued my walk.— Thomson. 

2. The tall maize rolls up its long green leaves.— Bryant. 

3. I love this gray old church, the low, long nave, 

The ivied chancel, and the slender spire.— Ingelow. 

4. That fellow is a crafty knave. 

5. Which is your choice, the plum, or the pear? 

6. This wall is a little out of plumb. 

7. The least fly or mite is a more noble being than a 

star.— South. 

8. England shall give him office, honor, might.— Shake¬ 

speare. 

9. My lord, you nod; you do not mind the play.— Shake¬ 

speare. 

10. Veins of ore have been found here, but they have not 

been mined. 

11. The table was richly spread in regal mode. 

12. The hail of rifle balls mowed down whole ranks of men. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


85 


1 

Words pronounced alike , but spelled differently. 


a, a 

pause, a stop; to stop, 
paws, feet of some animals. 

wave, a billow; to float, 
waive, to give up one’s claim 
to; to relinquish. 

waste, destroy; grow less; 
desert. 

waist, part of the body below 
the ribs. 


6, a 

board, thin plank; table; coun¬ 
cil. 

bored, did bore; perforated. 

borne, carried. 

bourn, bound, limit, goal. 

cord, a small rope. 

chord, combination of musical 
tones forming perfect har¬ 
mony; string of a musical 
instrument. 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. I pause for a reply.— Shakespeare. 

2. Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion’s, paws.— 

Shakespeare. 

3. The wave behind impels the wave before.— Pope. 

4. But let us waive the question of payment.— Lewes. 

5. The barrel of meal shall not waste.— Bible. 

6. I am in the waist two yards about.— Shakespeare. 

7. We miss them when the board is spread.— Hemans. 

8. The boy took the auger and bored a hole in the tree. 

9. And faint, from farther distance borne, 

Were heard the clanging hoof and horn.— Scott. 

10. Take your imagination from bourn to bourn,- region 

to region.— Shakespeare. 

11. The arms of the prisoner were bound with a silken 

cord.— Macaulay. 

12. Chords that vibrate sweetest pleasure 
Thrill the deepest notes of woe.— Burns. 



86 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Words pronounced alike, 
h u 

prize, reward; to value highly, 
pries, does pry. 

quire, twenty-four sheets of 
paper. 

choir, a band of singers. 

furs, plural of fur. 
furze, a thorny shrub. 

2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize.— 

Dryden. 

2. This meddler pries into all my affairs. 

3. I want a quire of the best writing paper. 

4. He hears his daughter’s voice, 

Singing in the village choir.— Longfellow. 

5. A lady richly dressed in furs stepped out of the sleigh. 

6. The plains and hills were covered with furze. 

7. Oh, let no noble eye profane a tear 

For me, if I be gored with Mowbray’s spear.— Shake¬ 
speare. 

8. The shell of a gourd hung by the spring for use as a 

dipper. 

9. We know your grace to be a man just and upright.— 

Shakespeare. 

10. The young knight had already borne part in many 

a joust. 

11. I found the prince in the next room.— Shakespeare. 

12. I have a rheum in mine eyes too, — Shakespeare. 


but spelled differently. 

6, u, 6 

gored, did gore; pierced, 
gourd, a kind of fruit. 

just, honest, upright; impar¬ 
tial. 

joust, a tilting match. 

room, space; apartment, 
rheum, discharge from the eyes 
or nose. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


87 


1 


0 

i 

e 

0 

stock 

stiff 

sneak 

booth 

knock 

hitch 

wield 

stool 

squat 

frith 

plead 

groom 

frock 

sniff 

clear 

croon 

solve 

hinge 

weave 

group 

frond 

grill 

keen 

2 

spool 

i 


oi 

u 

still 

stamp 

point 

pulse 

winch 

prank 

spoil 

stung 

clink 

crash 

noise 

clung 

sting 

spasm 

poise 

slush 

pitch 

stand 

broil 

flood 

wrist 

crack 

moist 

stuck 


3 


0 

i 

e 

6 

fruit 

frisk 

spend 

Verse 

spool 

slink 

realm 

sperm 

ghoul 

click 

saith 

quirk 

prove 

squib 

quest 

nerve 

spoon 

withe 

swell 

perch 

noose 

cliff 

dwelt 

4 

myrrh 

e, i 

a, e 

o, i 

u, i 

jel'ly 

ca'per 

log'ic 

hon'ey 

pen ny 

pa cer 

bon ny 

mum my 

read y 

fa kir 

fol ly 

bug gy 

jet ty 

ca ter 

lob by 

gul ly 

pes ky 

wa ver 

com ic 

mon ey 

Jen ny 

la ver 

jol ly 

duch y 


88 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 


1 , e 

a, i 

a, ’ 

im bed' 

fan'cy 

ha'ven 

im pel 
in'dex 

mag ic 

la die 

har ry 

ma son 

civ et 

nav vy 

ha zel 

in let 

hab it 

lad en 

in set 

Lat in 

ma pie 

a, i 

i> i 

2' 

u, i 

sat'in 

vis'it 

tu'lip 

ral ly 

six ty 

mu sic 

tab by 

cyn ic 

lu cid 

gam in 

viv id 

tu nic 

Sal ic 

dingy 

lu rid 

rab id 

filly 

cu bit 

3 

a 

o\v 

6 

scamp 

rouse 

screw 

plaid 

scowl 

roost 

clack 

prowl 

proof 

scrap 

clown 

loose 

cramp 

couch 

scoop 

scalp 

count 

rouge 

4 

i 

0 

0 

grime 

swamp 

scold 

while 

conch 

clove 

crime 

fosse 

gloam 

grind 

wash 

scope 

whine 

squad 

gloat 

gripe 

clock 

coach 


i, i 

tim'id 
rig id 
pig my 
nin ny 
mim ic 
liv id 


u, 6 
tu'ber 
cu rer 
pu rer 
new er 
su per 
neu ter 


e 

pease 

sleek 

cream 

weird 

smear 

tweak 


u 

clump 

drunk 

trump 

plush 

cluck 

Dutch 


/ 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


89 


6 

I 

1 

a 

e 

prude 

trite 


small 

slept 

goose 

spile 


hawse 

dense 

sooth 

twine 


drawl 

stead 

prune 

spike 


waltz 

tense 

gloom 

thine 


sauce 

swept 

sloop 

spite 

2 

gauze 

sweat 

u, i 

e, i 


i, e 

a, 6 

ug'ly 

ver'y 


in'ner 

ma'ker 

hus sy 

ma ny 


in ter' 

na dir 

stud y 

tep id 


in fer 

sa ber 

put ty 

rel ic 


in ert 

ba ker 

sul ly 

per il 


riv'er 

ca ter 

rud dy 

mer ry 

3 

liv er 

pa per 

e, e 

e, 6 


h i 

e, a 

ex cel' 

el'der 


gyp'sy 

re'al 

lev'el 

em ber 


bil ly . 

le gal 

reb el 

nev er 


gid dy 

ve nal 

em met 

ex ert' 


tipsy 

e qual 

ex pel' 
rev'el 

lep'er 


fif ty 

re gal 

en ter 

4 

dig it 

pe nal 


e, e 

a, a 


a, e 

e, e 

be gem' 

a back' 


la'bel 

be hest' 

be get 

a bash 


na ked 

be held 

be set 

a dapt 


ba bel 

be get 

e ject 

a lack 


ca ret 

be set 

e lect 

ca nal 


a gent 

de pend 

e mend 

Ja pan 


an gel 

de test 


90 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 


Words 'pronounced alike , but spelled differently. 


6, o, a 

throw, to cast, fling; a cast, 
throe, extreme pain; anguish. 

brute, a beast; cruel, savage, 
bruit, report, rumor. 

cast, to throw; a throw; to 
form by pouring liquid metal 
into a mold or pattern, 
caste, a class, an order. 


e, a, e, e 

reck, to heed, to mind, to care, 
wreck, to destroy; ruin. 

al'ter, to change, modify, 
al tar, a raised structure on 
which sacrifices were offered. 

sheer, mere, downright; ver¬ 
tical. 

shear, to clip with shears. 


2 


DICTATION EXERCISE 


(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The greater throw may turn from the weaker hand.— 

Shakespeare. 

2. But for their sake my heart doth ache 
With many a bitter throe.— Burns. 

3. Again exalt the brute and sink the man.— Burns. 

4. The bruit thereof will bring you many friends.— Shake¬ 

speare. 

5. How earnestly he cast his eyes upon me!— Shakespeare. 

6. The tinkers then formed an hereditary caste.— 

Macaulay. 

7. I reck not though I end my life to-day.— Shakespeare. 

8. To the fair haven of my native home, 

The wreck of what I was, fatigued I come.— Cowper. 

9. No power in Venice can alter a decree.— Shakespeare. 

10. Noah builded an altar unto the Lord.— Bible. 

11. It was at least nine roods of sheer ascent.— Words¬ 

worth. 

12. Laban went to shear his sheep.— Bible. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


91 


1 

Words pronounced alike , but spelled differently. 


6, 6, u 

shone, did shine. 

shown, exhibited, displayed. 

shoot, to let fly; to discharge, 
chute, an inclined trough. 

skull, skeleton of the head, 
scull, an oar; to row with a 
scull. 


6, Rj 1 

cheep, to chirp; a chirp, 
cheap, of low price; common, 
mean. 

au'ger,— to bore with, 
augur, a diviner, a prophet; 
to betoken, to foreshow. 

time, duration; a season; pres¬ 
ent life. 

thyme, a kind of plant 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 


(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The moon, above the eastern wood, 

Shone at its full.— Whittier. 

2. For her griefs, so lively shown, 

Made me think upon mine own.— Shakespeare. 

3. Thy words shoot through my heart.— Addison. 

4. A long chute, for loading cars, projected from the 

elevator. 

5. His skull was fractured by the fall. 

6. The lad learned to scull his boat with great dexterity. 

7. The birdlings cheep in their downy nest. 

8. You grow cheap in every subject’s eye.— Dry den. 

9. He bored a hole in the cask with a large auger. 

10. It seems to augur genius.— Scott. 

11. Time and tide wait for no man.— Proverb. 

12. I know a bank whereon the wild thyme blows,— 

Shakespeare, 



92 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


a, e 

tax, tribute, duty; to levy toll, 
tacks, small nails; does tack. 

need, want; to want; to lack, 
kneed, having knees, 
knead, to work by pressure. 

peak, a point, the top of a hill, 
pique, wounded pride; to pride. 


a, 6 

ate, did eat. 
eight, a number. 

nose, the organ of smell, 
knows, does know, 
noes, plural of no. 

core, the heart, or inner part, 
corps, a body of troops. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 


(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. This is too great a tax on my time and strength. 

2. I need some tacks of a larger size than these. 

3. This horse seems to be very weak-kneed. 

4. Fair hands the broken grain shall sift, 

And knead its meal of gold.— Whittier. 

5. There, mildly dimpling, Ocean’s cheek 
Reflects the tints of many a peak.— Byron. 

6. Men pique themselves upon their skill.— Locke. 

7. He often ate seven or eight oranges at a meal. 

8. The dog followed the scent with his nose to the ground. 

9. A wise man knows when to be silent. 

10. The noes are in the majority. 

11. The seeds of an apple are found in the core. 

12. The fifth army corps bore the brunt of the battle. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


93 


1 

Words 'pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


ow, I, a 

bow, to bend; bending of the 
body. 

bough, branch of a tree. 

site, location, 
cite, to summon; to quote, 
sight, act of seeing; power of 
seeing; spectacle; to see- 

way, road; journey; means, 
weigh, to find the weight of. 


a, e, a 

nay, no. 

neigh, to whinny; a whinny. 

sees, does see. 

seas, plurhl of sea. 

seize, to take hold of suddenly. 

lapse, glide, slip, fall, 
laps, plural of lap; does lap. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. They stoop, they bow down together.— Bible. 

2. The snowbird twittered on the beechen bough.— 

Bryant. 

3. Their very site shall be forgotten.— Shelley. 

4. The devil can cite scripture for his purpose.— Shake¬ 

speare. 

5. Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.— 

Pope. 

6. The way seems difficult and steep to scale.— Milton. 

7. Regard not the speaker, but weigh what is spoken. 

8. Nay, nay, my good steed, neigh not so. 

9. Each morning sees some task begun.— Longfellow. 

10. As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.— Dryden. 

11. Hope and doubt alternate seize her soul.— Pope. 

12. Since the original lapse, true liberty is lost.— Milton. 

13. Men expect happiness to drop into their laps. 



94 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


o I 


croup 

spice 

droop 

guide 

crude 

tripe 

swoon 

bight 

tulle 

guise 

strew 

swipe 

0 

u 

port 

trunk 

close 

plump 

gnome 

nudge 

spoke 

truss 

court 

slung 

smote 

slunk 

> 

a 

a 

dwarf 

scarp 

fault 

gaunt 

squaw 

parse 

wroth 

salve 

brawn 

psalm 

spawn 

qualm 

u, 6 

u, i 

um'ber 

wor'ry 

up per 

cov ey 

ush er 

pup py 

ut ter 

cud dy 

un der 

hur ry 

ud der 

cum in 


e 

a 

wheat 

stain 

tease 

frame 

spree 

saint 

wheel 

stale 

teeth 

frail 

yeast 

spray 

I 

e 

smile 

geese 

wight 

queer 

twice 

steed 

chine 

tweed 

white 

sweep 

swine 

yield 

i 

i 

quilt 

split 

ridge 

fling 

scrip 

witch 

crypt 

flint 

quick 

sprit 

rinse 

flick 

e, i 

r > 

emp'ty 

ri'pen 

heav y 

li ken 

en try 

si die 

fel ly 

ti tie 

mer it 

wi den 

fer ry 

Bi ble 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


95 


a, u 

I, a 

1 

e, e 

a, ’ 

al'um 

bi'as 

re let' 

ad'die 

at om 

di al 

re pel 

am blc 

bar on 

fi nal 

re set 

an gle 

an nul' 

ri val 

re tell 

an kle 

car'ol 

li lac 

re lent 

ap pie 

bat on 

tri al 

re pent 

am pie 

u,fi 

ow, 6 

2 

e, u 

o, a 

ul'cer 

pow'er 

mel'on 

o'ral 

un der 

low er 

ten on 

o val 

hov er 

bow er 

ven om 

mo dal 

oth er 

cow er 

fel on 

lo cal 

up per 

dow er 

lem on 

fo cal 

cov er 

tow er 

her on 

vo cal 



3 


a, u 

6, u 

a, i 

I, u 

al'bum 

bo'gus 

ta'pis 

si'nus 

ab bot 

bo nus 

ba sis 

sci on 

wag on 

lo tus 

A pril 

vi rus 

gam ut 

fo cus 

Da vid 

pi lot 

tal on 

fo rum 

ra dix 

pi ous 


4 

Write the following words, and then form other words 


by adding to each the endings er and est. 


Notice that 
changes y to i 

a word ending with y after 
before a suffix. 

a consonant 

down'y 

room'y 

man'ly 

jui'cy 

meal y 

sand y 

low ly 

bulk y 

hilly 

seed y 

tast y 

curl y 

mold y 

silk y 

ston y 

dust y 

rain y 

port ly 

shak y 

leaf y 

rock y 

wind y 

slim y 

sun ny 


96 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Add the suffix ness to each of the following words: 


bosk'y 

dump'y 

glu'ey 


lank'y 

bush y 

film y 

hair y 


leak y 

cork y 

fish y 

huff y 


li my 

curd y 

fork y 

itch y 

2 


do zy 

Add the suffix ness to each of the following words: 

mass'y 

qua'ky 

muck'y 


wash'y 

sea ly 

jet ty 

rush y 


glar y 

wood y 

moss y 

view y 


sap py 

spi ny 

pulpy 

gauz y 


soot y 

meat y 

turf y 

musk y 


wa vy 

puff y 

dew y 

soap y 

3 


fla ky 

Add the 
words: 

suffixes ly and 

ness to each 

of 

the following 

wit'ty 

fox'y 

sli'my 


sha'dy 

a pish 

i cy 

smo ky 


beam y 

fixed 

airy 

ha sty 


pro sy 

fog'gy 

ro sy 

gri my 


dirt y 

mud dy 

ro py 

spi cy 


nois y 

aw ful 

ha zy 

era zy 

4 


dusk y 

Add the 
words: 

suffixes ly and 

ness to each 

of 

the following 

eas'y 

loft'y 

mood'y 


bus'y 

fuss y 

luck y 

murk y 


hand y 

gouty 

lust y 

must y 


hard y 

husk y 

ma zy 

need y 


show y 

rust y 

milk y 

pithy 


sulk y 

word y 

mist y 

balm y 


ra cy 


NEW STANDARD SPELTER 


97 


1 


Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


a, I, e 
there, in that place, 
their, possessive of they. 

stile, steps over a fence, 
style, mode of expressing 
thought; fashion. 

sweet, pleasing to the taste, as 
sugar; not sour, 
suite, a retinue; a set. 


o, a, a 

stoop, to bend forward'; yield, 
stoup, a vessel of liquor, a 
flagon. 

stake, slender piece of wood, 
steak, a slice of meat for broil¬ 
ing. 

stare, to gaze with fixed eyes, 
stair, a step of a stairway. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 


(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. Lithe squirrels darted here and there.— Longfellow. 

2. The banners drooped along their staves.— Byron. 

3. Over this stile is the way to Doubting Castle.— Bunyan. 

4. It is style alone by which posterity will judge of a 

great work.— Disraeli. 

5. The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.— Long¬ 

fellow. 

6. Prepare yourself, my lord; 

Our suite will join yours in the court below.— Shelley. 

7. These are arts, my prince, 

In which your Zama does not stoop to Rome.— Addi¬ 
son. 

8. He set a stoup of wine upon the table. 

9. Call hither to the stake my two brave bears. — 

Shakespeare. 

10. The cook had just finished broiling a juicy steak. 

11. I will stare him out of his wits.— Shakespeare. 

12. A step was heard upon the stair. 








ROBERT BURNS 

Born at Alloway, near Ayr, Scotland, January 25, 1759 ; 
died at Dumfries, Scotland, July 21, 1796. 
















NEW STANDARD SPELLER 99 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

BURNS 


0, rivers, forests, hills, and plains 
Oft have heard my merry strains. 

How can ye chant, ye little birds, 

And I so weary, full of care? 

The scented birch and hawthorn white 
Across the pool their arms unite. 

Her lips are like the cherries ripe. 

All-cheering Plenty, with her flowing horn, 
Led yellow Autumn wreath'd with corn. 

Now Nature hangs her mantle green 
On every blooming tree, 

And spreads her sheets of daisies white 
Out o'er the grassy lea. 

But pleasures are like poppies spread, 

You seize the flower, its bloom is shed; 

Or, like the snow-fall in the river, 

A moment white, then melts forever. 

0 Life! how pleasant is thy morning, 
Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning! 
Cold-pausing caution's lesson scorning, 

We frisk away, 

Like school-boys at th' expected warning, 
To joy and play. 


Lol C. 



100 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 

e, 6 6, a, e 

steel, hardened iron; a sword. groan, moan. 

grown, past participle of grow. 

grate, to rub harshly; lattice- 
work. 

great, large, big, grand. 

creek, a small stream of water, 
creak, to grate, to squeak. 

2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1 . Now, man to man, and steel to steel, 

A chieftain’s vengeance thou shalt feel.— Scott. 

2. Let him that stole, steal no more.— Bible. 

3 . The toad has a rough, warty skin. 

4 . The tug towed the vessel into the harbor. 

5 . Oh, how I wished for a spear or sword, 

At least to die amidst the horde!— Byron. 

6. Heap high the farmer’s wintry hoard!— Whittier. 

7 . Beneath the blasts the leafless forests groan.— Burns. 

8. I hope he is much grown since last I saw him.— 

Shakespeare. 

9 . On their hinges grate harsh thunder.— Milton. 

10. He could make a small town a great city.— Bacon. 

11 . The lotus blooms by every winding creek.— Tennyson. 

12. The door swung wide with creak and din.— Longfellow. 


steal, to take without right. 

toad, a small animal, 
towed, did tow. 

horde, a multitude, a gang, 
hoard, store laid up 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


101 


1 

Words 'pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


6, e, i 

herd, a number of beasts to¬ 
gether. 

heard, did hear; perceived by 
the ear. 

sent, dispatched; made to go. 

cent, a small coin. 

scent, to smell; odor, smell. 

ber'ry, a small fruit. 

bur y, to cover out of sight. 


• a, o, e 

plane, level surface; a tool, 
plain, smooth; clear; a piece 
of level ground. 

lode, water course; metallic 
vein. 

load, to burden; charge, 
lowed, did low. 

peace, quiet, repose, 
piece, a fragment, part. 


2 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea.— Gray. 

2 . Oft have ye heard my merry strains.— Burns. 

3 . He sent letters by posts on horseback. 

4 . Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute.— 

Pinckney. 

5 . Methinks I scent the morning air.— Shakespeare. 

6. This is the first ripe berry I have found in my garden. 

7 . Suffer me first to go and bury my father.— Bible. 

8 . The shavings flew before the plane. 

9 . Now nigh and plain the sound appears.— Scott. 

10. The lode extended but a short distance. 

11 . I strive all in vain to load the cart.— Gascoigne. 

12. Already at the gates the bullock lowed.— Pope. 

13 . He makes a solitude and calls it— peace—Byron. 

14 . What a piece of work is man!— Shakespeare. 



102 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Words 'pronounced alike, or nearly so, but spelled differently. 


o, 6, u 

more, greater quantity or num¬ 
ber. 

mow'er, one that mows. 

whirl, to turn round rapidly. 

whorl, circle of two or more 
leaves round the stem; turn 
of the spire of a shell. 

purl, to ripple, murmur. 

pearl, a kind of jewel. 


e, u, 6 

serge, a kind of cloth, 
surge, a large wave or billow. 

birth, coming into life, 
berth, place in a ship or car for 
sleeping; situation. 

sold, did sell; made sale of. 
soled, furnished with a sole. 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. I need not add more fuel to your fire.— Shakespeare. 

2. The mower leaned upon his scythe. 

3. They whirl in narrow circling trails.— Goethe. 

4. See what a lovely shell, small and pure as a pearl, 
Made so fairly well, with delicate spire and whorl! 

— Tennyson. 

5 . Louder and louder purl the falling rills.— Pope. 

6. This rhyme is like the fair pearl necklace of the queen, 
That burst in dancing, and the pearls were spilt. 

— Tennyson. 

7 . Thou serge, nay, thou buckram lord!— Shakespeare. 

8. What mind can stem the stormy surge?— Byron. 

9. Some glory in their birth, some in their skill.— 

Shakespeare. 

10 . As the vessel lurched, the passenger rolled from his 

berth. 

11. You would have sold your king to slaughter.— Shake¬ 

speare. 

12. I must have this pair of shoes soled again. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


103 


1 


e, 6 

e, i 


a, 6 

o, i 

fe'ver 

tes'ty 


ban'jo 

nob'by 

le ver 

ber yl 


can to 

prox y 

me ter 

deb it 


sal vo 

rob in 

Pe ter 

ex ist' 


gal op 

sor ry 

ea ger 

res'in 


ar row 

pop py 

e ther 

pet ty 

2 

man go 

sog gy 

o, e 

6 , 6 


a, ’ 

a, i 

o'dor (u) 

o'sier 


ax'le 

ar'id 

o ver 

o vert 


rav el 

ax is 1 

to per 

vo ter 


rav en 

ash y 

mo tor (u) 

Ho mer 


fat ten 

ac id 

o cher 

go pher 


dan gle 

fac ile 

low er 

so ber 

3 

gab ble 

ac quit' 

e, i 

e, e 


e, i 

e, o 

be lie' 

ef feet' 


bel'fry 

bet'ter 

de cry 

em'blem 


cher ry 

pel ter 

e lide 

eld est 


en list' 

clev er 

de file 

ex empt' 


cred'it 

fel ler 

be dye 

ex cess 


en rich' 

des ert 

de fine 

ex cept 

4 

en'gine 

ex pert' 

e 

ow 


a 

a 

fleet 

douse 


glare 

scale 

glean 

frown 


swear 

suave 

leach 

proud 


flare 

plate 

gleam 

slouch 


snare 

spade 

fleece 

pounce 


where 

state 

league 

shroud 


spare 

stave 


104 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

None reach expertness without years of toil.— Byron. 
Oh, grant an honest fame, or grant me none!— Pope. 
Tis hard to venture where our betters fail.— Byron. 
Onward its course the present keeps, 

Onward the constant current sweeps, 

Till life is done—Longfellow. 

2 


1 

u 

6 

0 

stint 

fluke 

force 

gloss 

since 

duke 

ghost 

crotch 

thrill 

flume 

swore. 

mosque 

prince 

yule 

cloves 

Scotch 

scrimp 

sleuth 

growth 

prompt 

script 

sluice 

hoarse 

strop 



3 


i, i 

e, i 

e, u 

e, 6 

diz'zy 

fer'ule 

ge'nus 

e rode' 

dit ty 

med ley 

re bus 

e voke 

in sist' 

gen try 

gen ius . 

e lope 

kid'ney 

hec tic 

le gion 

be low 

lin sey 

len til 

re gion 

de port 

min ute 

ten nis 

le sion 

4 

de note 

a, i 

6 , S 

e, u 

e, a 

ar'my 

clo'ver 

be come' 

en gage' 

har py 

go pher 

e nough 

en rage 

tar dy 

ho sier 

be numb 

es cape 

par ty 

smok er 

de duct 

es tate 

bar ley 
gar lie 

gro cer 

be gun 

es tray 

tro ver 

be grudge 

ex hale 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 105 


a, 6 

o, e 

1 

n, ’ 

i, a 

a float' 

ob ject' 


jug'gle 

di late' 

a shore 

gob'let 


mud die 

dis may 

a board 

hon est 


muf fle 

im pale 

ba teau 

lock et 


fum ble 

in hale 

ga lore 

mod est 


hud die 

in nate 

pa trol 

gos pel 

2 

jun gle 

in lace 

a 

ow 


a 

I 

cough 

bounce 


thatch 

thrice 

naught 

crouch 


flange 

whilst 

crawl 

drowse 


snatch 

stride 1 

quartz 

ground 


splash 

thrive 

scrawl 

lounge 


strand 

writhe 

warmth 

grouse 


thrash 

strife 

u 

a 

3 


a 

clutch 

starch 


dearth 

blanch 

thrust 

charge 


swerve 

trance 

plunge 

starve 


thirst 

stanch 

thrush 

zouave 


search 

plaque 

grudge 

flaunt 


hearse 

branch 

tongue 

haunch 


smirch 

chance 

e 


4 



i 


e 

a 

scheme 

shrift 


sledge 

chaise 

bleach 

bridge 


wrench 

sprain 

scream 

squint 


health 

phrase 

breeze 

clinch 


spread 

scrape 

screen 

stitch 


length 

change 

cleave 

cringe 


sketch 

eighth 


106 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


Words 'pronounced al 
i, 6, u, T 

mi'ner, one that mines, 
minor, smaller, less; a person 
under age. 

find, to come upon, discover, 
fined, did fine; punished by a 
fine. 

pride, conceit, show, ornament, 
pried, did pry; raised with a 
lever. 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The miner is exposed to many dangers. 

2. Men’s great actions are performed in minor struggles. 

— Hugo. 

3 . Seek, and ye shall find.— Bible. 

4 . He was fined in four hundred pounds.— Burnet. 

5 . A bold peasantry, their country’s pride, 

When once destroyed, can never be supplied. 

— Goldsmith. 

6. The barn or house was pried up.— Scribner’s Magazine. 

7 . Before the merry troop the minstrels played.— Dryden. 

8. Some members of the operatic troupe were injured 

in the railway accident. 

9 . They also serve who only stand and wait.— Milton. 

10 . For the public all this weight he bears.— Milton. 

11 . Let her own works praise her in the gates.— Proverbs. 

12. The guilty rebel for remission prays.— Shakespeare. 


:, but spelled differently. 

6, a 

troop, collection of people; 
army. 

troupe, band of performers in a 
show. 

wait, to stay for; attend on. 
weight, heft; burden; influ¬ 
ence. 

praise, to applaud; applause, 
prays, does pray. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


107 


1 

Words 'pronounced alike , but spelled differently. 


L i> o 

night, from sunset to sunrise, 
knight, one on whom knight¬ 
hood has been bestowed. 

mist, watery vapor, fog. 
missed, did miss; failed to 
reach. 

told, did tell, 
tolled, did toll. 


6 , 6 

bold, daring, brave; impudent, 
boiled, gone to seed. 

forth, onward; out; abroad, 
fourth, next after the third. 

verst, Russian measure of 
length. 

versed, skilled. 

2 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night.— Pope. 

2. Many a valiant knight is here.— Scott. 

3 . A veil of mist hid the mountain’s top. 

4 . The invention all admired, and each, how he 
To be the inventor missed.— Milton. 

5 . They went and told the sexton, 

And the sexton tolled the bell.— Hood. 

6 . Thou art too wild, too rude, and bold of voice.— 

Shakespeare. 

7 . The barley was in the ear, and the flax was boiled. 

— Bible. 

8 . From this time forth I never will speak word.— Shake¬ 

speare. 

9 . This is the fourth time I have called to see you. 

10. The forest is 1 about a verst and a half from the city. 

11. These men were versed in the details of business,— 

Macaulay. 



108 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


i, o, a 

nice, fastidious; dainty; pleas¬ 
ing. 

gneiss, a kind of rock. 

sword, weapon with a long 
blade. 

soared, did soar. 

staid, sedate, sober, grave, 
stayed, did stay. 


e, u, a 

bee'tle, a maul; an insect, 
be tel, an East Indian plant. 

cous'in, child of an uncle or 
aunt. 

coz en, cheat, deceive. 

bask, to lie in warmth, 
basque, a lady’s jacket. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 


(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1 . Think not I shall be nice.— Milton. 

2 . The professor declared it to be a fine specimen of 

gneiss. 

3 . Time will rust the sharpest sword.— Scott. 

4 . He winged his upward flight, and soared to fame.— 

Dryden. 

5 . The company was composed solely of sober and staid 

men. 

6 . Old men, upon the verge of life, 

Blessed him who stayed the civil strife.— Scott. 

7 . Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight.— Gray. 

8 . Opium, coffee, the root of betel, tears of poppy, and 

tobacco, condense the spirits.— Sir T. Herbert. 

9 . I have a cousin living in the city. 

10 . Goring loved no man so well but that he would cozen 

him.— Clarendon. 

11 . Basks in the glare and stems the tepid wave.— Gold¬ 

smith. 

12 . The young lady wore a neat-fitting basque. 



109 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


a, 6, a 

tact, peculiar skill in managing, 
tacked, did tack; joined to¬ 
gether. 

bruise, to injure by a blow, 
brews, does brew. 

braid, to plait; a plait, 
brayed, did bray. 


e, a, I 
least, the smallest, 
leased, did lease; let out. 

taut, tightly strained, 
taught, did teach. 

side, lateral edge or surface, 
sighed, did sigh. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. She had little of that tact which is the . . . talent of 

her sex.— Macaulay. 

2. We saw land ahead, upon which we tacked and stood 

off.— Coo k. 

3 . You will bruise your finger with that hammer. 

4 . She brews good ale.— Shakespeare. 

5 . Braid your locks with rosy twine.— Milton. 

6. And varying notes the war pipes brayed.— Scott. 

7 . He held me but last night at least nine hours.— 

Shakespeare. 

8. The lands ... are in general not tenanted, nor leased 

out to farmers.— Smith. 

9 . The rope was drawn taut. 

10 . There in his noisy mansion, skilled to rule, 

The village master taught his little school.— Gold¬ 
smith. 

11. I would you had been by the ship's side.— Shakespeare. 

12 . Never man sighed truer breath.— Shakespeare. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


110 


a, u 

e, u 

ar'bor 

be dew' 

ar dor 

e duce 

ar mor 

e lude 

har bor 

prel'ude 

gar ter (e) 

de duce' 

fa ther (e) 

ref'uge 


i, e 

ow, i 

lin'en 

dow'dy 

riv et 

down y 

vix en 

dow ry 

worn en 

row dy 

bil let 

outing 

gim let 

out bid' 

a, 6 

i, 6 

al'oe 

sin'ner 

al to 

dip per 

las so 

mil ler 

fal low 

tit ter 

hal low 

sis ter 

sal low 

wick er 


6, e 

e, u 

o'men 

en sue' 

po et 

ex ude 

po em 

en due 

co dex 

en dure 

yo kel 

ex cuse 

o gress 

ex cuse 


1 


6, i 

a, 6 

sto'ry 

am'ber 

glo ry 

an ger 

toad y 

ant ler 

sto ic 

lan cer 

vo tive 

pan der 

no tice 

lat ter 


a, 6 

e, e 

a vert' 

ten'et 

a lert 

bev el 

a stir 

bez el 

a stern 

ren net 

a verse 

sep tet 

a merce 

vel vet 


a, ’ 

u, 5 

ca'ble 

ov'en 

ca pon 

doz en 

fa ble 

un cle 

ga ble 

pud die 

sta ble 

rub ble 

sta pie 

rum pie 

a, a 

a, u 

a las' 

a buse' 

a baft 

a muse 

a mass 

a dieu 

a vast 

a skew 

a slant 

a cute 

a ghast 

a buse 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


111 


1 


I, a 

ow, e 


u, a 

a, ow 

gi'ant 

row'el 


du'al 

a bout' 

vi and 

tow el 


mu ral 

a foul 

phi al 

vow el 


Ju das 

a loud 

vi tal 

row en 


hu man 

a down 

is land 

trow el 


plu ral 

a round 

spi rant 

prow ess 

2 

neu tral 

a ground 

e, o 

o, a 


a, a 

n, e 

ep'och 

mor'al 


at'las 

a gree' 

eph od 

of fal 


sal ad 

a field 

es top' 

nom ad 


jal ap 

a sleep 

ex tol 

cor al 


mad am 

a piece 

red'-hot 

fron tal 


ras cal 

ma rine 

fet lock 

glot tal 

3 

san dal 

ra vine 

e, e 

e, ’ 


n, e 

o, ’ 

sev'er 

e'vil 


du et' 

o'pen 

en ter 

e ven 


su'et 

to ken 

pes ter 

ea gle 


fu el 

cho sen 

ves per 

ea sel 


ju lep 

fro zen 

tern per 

nee die 


fu sel 

spok en 

teth er 

peo pie 

4 

jew el 

brok en 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1 . Fear not the future; weep not for the past.— Shelley. 

2 . In wintry winds the simple snow is safe, 

But fadeth at the greeting of the sun.— Keats. 

3 . Art is long, and time is fleeting.— Longfellow. 

4 . None can compass more than they intend.— Pope. 

5 . Nor force nor fraud could turn my steps aside.— Gold¬ 

smith. 

6 . All nature laughs; the groves are fresh and fair.— Pope. 


112 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


JD' 

O' 

i, u 

T, o 

6 , a 

ve'to 

sin'ew 

py'thon 

so'fa 

ze ro 

im bue' 

tri pod 

so da 

tri o 

in due 

Tri ton 

co bra 

ne gro 

in ure 

Cy clops 

pol ka 

de pot 

is'sue 

Shy lock 

quo ta 



2 


6 

I 

e 

u 

choose 

bright 

pierce 

sprung 

school 

strike 

cheese 

crunch 

soothe 

flight 

please 

sponge 

groove 

stripe 

fierce 

drudge 

shrewd 

fright 

preach 

crutch 

smooth 

strive 

crease 

smudge 


e 

i 

i 

e 

stench 

string 

scribe 

thresh 

pledge 

strict 

height 

breath 

shelve 

thrift 

shrine 

thread 

quench 

switch 

plight 

dredge 

thence 

fringe 

shrive 

threat 

stress 

shrimp 

scythe 

* 

fledge 

e 

a 

4 

e 

i 

street 

glaive 

trench 

shrink 

thieve 

plaint 

friend 

twinge 

seethe 

grange 

twelve 

schism 

tierce 

plague 

wealth 

twitch 

shield 

quaint 

drench 

sphinx 

shriek 

scathe 

French 

splint 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


113 


1 

Words -pronounced alike, but spelled differently. 


1 > ® 

rite, a ceremony, form, 
right, straight, upright, correct, 
write, to express by characters, 
wright, a workman, a mechanic. 

step, to walk ; a pace; stair, 
steppe, vast treeless plain in 
Russia. 


6, 6, e 

coarse, not fine; rough, rude, 
course, passage, track, motion, 
progress, conduct. 

cruise, a voyage; to sail about, 
crews, plural of crew. 

freeze, to congeal, 
frieze, a kind of coarse cloth; 
an ornament in building. 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1 . Come, let the burial rite be read.— Poe. 

2 . You are right, Justice, and you weigh this well.— 

Shakespeare. 

3 . I chose to write the thing I durst not speak.— Prior. 

4 . He was a well good wright, a carpenter.— Chaucer. 

5 . Being a skillful millwright, he easily found work. 

6 . There is but a step between me and death.-- Bible. 

7 . The bold traveler set out alone to crbss the wide 

steppe. 

8 . Now do I feel of what coarse metal ye are molded, 

envy.— Shakespeare. 

9 . Westward the course of empire takes its way.— 

Berkeley. 

10 . Ships of war were sent to cruise near the isle of Bute. 

— Macaulay. 

11 . Both boats had been deserted by their crews. 

12 . Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky.— Shakespeare. 

13 . Here vanity assumes her pert grimace, 

And trims her robes of frieze with copper lace. 

— Goldsmith. 



114 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Words 'pronounced alike , but spelled differently. 


a, 6, e, g, a 

mark, a visible sign, a token, 
marque, border, boundary; li¬ 
cense to capture ships. 

throne, a chair of state, 
thrown, participle of throw. 

sell'er, one that sells. 

cel lar, underground storeroom. 

2 


O, S, 9) Uj 1 
chol'er, anger. 

col lar, something worn round 

the neck. 

bard, a poet. 

barred, fastened with a bar. 

in dite', to compose, dictate, 
in diet , to charge with a crime. 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The mark of the artisan is found upon the most 

ancient fabrics that have come to light.— Bacon. 

2. He was granted a letter of marque to cruise in search 

of the enemy’s ships. 

3. Only in the throne will I be greater than thou.— Bible. 

4. I have thrown a brave defiance in King Henry’s teeth. 

— Shakespeare. 

5. The seller looks to his own interest, and not to that of 

the buyer. 

6. The apples were stored in the cellar for winter use. 

7. He is rash and very sudden in choler.— Shakespeare. 

8. The young man’s collar was wilted and soiled. 

9. The bard you deigned to praise, your deathless names 

has sung.— Scott. 

10. The castle gates were barred.— Scott. 

11. I will indite a letter to him commending you. 

12. The grand jury voted to indict the prisoner for theft. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


115 


1 

Words pronounced nearly alike, but spelled differently. 


i, u, a, o, a, o\v, 6 
sym'bol, a visible sign; a type, 
cym bal r a musical instrument. 

pond, a small body of water, 
pawned, did pawn; pledged. 

flour, finely ground meal of 
wheat. 

flow'er, a blossom of a plant, 
shrub or tree. 


i, e, a, a, u, e,’, a 
hire, to engage for pay; wages, 
high'er, comparative of high. 

car'at, a measure of the fineness 
of gold and weight of pre¬ 
cious stones. 

car rot, a kind of vegetable. 

met'tle, spirit, disposition, 
met al, a mineral substance, as 
gold, iron, lead, etc. 


2 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The lamb is the symbol of meekness, the dove, of 

innocence. 

2. The flourish of trumpets, the clash of cymbals, and 

the rolling of drums.— Macaulay. 

3. The surface of the pond near the shore is covered 

with water lilies. 

4. The young man pawned his gold watch for terl dollars. 

5. Then studious she prepares the choicest flour.— Pope. 

6. From flower to flower let him fly.— Wordsworth. 

7. The laborer is worthy of his hire.— Bible. 

8. The price of fuel is higher than ever before. 

9. Here’s the note how much your chain weighs to the 

utmost carat.— Shakespeare. 

10. Sliced carrot pleased him well.— Coivper. 

11. Grasp it like a man of mettle.— Hill. 

12. The ship’s bottom was covered with metal. 



116 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

THE SCHOOL 

Our glorious land to-day, 

’Neath Education’s sway, 

Soars upward still. 

Its halls of learning fair, 

Whose bounties all may share, 

Behold them everywhere 
On vale and hill! 

Thy safeguard, Liberty, 

The school shall ever be,— 

Our Nation’s pride! 

No tyrant’s hand shall smite, 

While with encircling might 
All here are taught the Right 
With Truth allied. 

Grand birthright of our sires, 

Our altars and our fires 
Keep we still pure! 

Our starry flag unfurled, 

The hope of all the world, 

In peace and light impearled, 

God hold secure. 

—Samuel Francis Smith. 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


117 


1 


Words pronounced alike, or nearly so, but spelled differently. 


e, u, e, a, u, C, u 
les'sen, to grow, or make, less, 
les son, anything learned or 
taught. 

ped'dle, to hawk wares about, 
ped al, a lever acted on by the 
foot. 

suck'er, one that sucks; a 
shoot; a fish, 
sue cor, aid, help. 


i, 6, e, i, a, u 
tim'ber, wood for building; 

standing trees, 
tim bre, quality of tone. 

week'ly, lasting a week; done 
once a week. 

weak ly, feebly, faintly; feeble. 

gam'ble, to play for a stake, 
gam bol, to frisk or skip about. 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the w’ords in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. Adieu, young prince; I would not hear a word 
Should lessen thee in my esteem.— Addison. 

2. She would give her a lesson for walking so late.— 

Sidney. 

3. He chose to peddle his wares about the country. 

4. The right pedal of the piano is out of order. 

5. If thou payest nothing, they will count thee a sucker. 

— Fuller. 

6. He is able to succor them that are tempted.— Bible. 

7. So they prepared timber for the house.— Bible. 

8. All the tones of a given stop of the organ have the 

same timbre. 

9. So lived our sires, ere doctors learned to kill, 

And multiplied with theirs the weekly bill.— Dry den. 

10. Plato weakly advises men to worship inferior gods. 

— Clarke. 

11. The young heir refused to gamble away his estate. 

12. The lads and lasses gambol on the green. 



118 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


0, 1 

a, <i 

ru'in 

a far' 

ru by 

a jar 

ooz y 

jaguar 

boo by 

pa pa 

boo ty 

ca tarrh 

bru in 

pla card 

a, a 

i, ’ 

a broad' 

jin'gle 

a vaunt 

kin die 

a thwart 

lit tie 

a ward 

kit ten 

la crosse 

lis ten 

ma raud 

pic kle 

a, e 

e, i 

ham'let 

per'ish 

lap pet 

met ric 

mal let 

plen ty 

pack et 

relict 

pal let 

pelt ry 

pat ten 

rel ish 

i, e 

e, a 

ci'pher 

fe'male 

di vers 

lee way 

gey ser 

re gain' 

hind er 

re'tail 

pli ers 

re take' 

spi der 

hear'say 


1 


i, 6 

a, a 

lim'bo 

a vail' 

lin go 

a wait 

dit to 

Ma lay 

wid ow 

a fraid 

min now 

a stray 

pil low 

pa rade 

e, ’ 

a, e 

dead'en 

mau'ger 

lead en 

fal ter 

deaf en 

hal ter 

heav en 

law yer 

peb ble 

haw ser 

leav en 

pal ter 

h i 

b i 

cri'sis 

crit'ic 

hy brid 

pic nic 

live ly 

fin ish 

nine ty 

phys ic 

kind ly 

Aim sy 

ni trie 

pip pin 

u, u 

a, u 

cus'tom 

cray'on 

fun gus 

ma tron 

hub bub 

na tion 

Lon don 

pa tron 

hum bug 

ra tion 

sum mon 

sta tus 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


119 


1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The linnet, from the budding grove, 

Chirps her vernal song of love.— Southey. 

2. The books which help you most are those which make 

you think most.— Parker. 

3. Write it on your heart that every day is the best day 

of the year.— Emerson. 

4. Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just.— Shake¬ 

speare. 

5. Carve every word before you let it fall.— Holmes. 

2 


6, o 

b e 


a, u 

e, a 

o'zone 

qui'et 


a muck' 

ex'tra 

pho to 

si ren 


a dult 

del ta 

co coa 

bi ped 


a mong 

sen na 

fol io 

li bel 

3 

a bove 

Ves ta 

i 

h © 


a, i 

a, e 

pul'ley 

i'tem 


au'dit 

al'der 

good y 

hy phen 


gawk y 

wa ter 

pul pit 

li chen 


taw ny 

psal ter 

wool ly 

cy press 


pal sy 

quar ter 

ful fill' 

sti pend 


gaud y 

for mer 

pud'ding 

ti gress 

4 

warn ing 

daugh ter 

a, a 

e, a 


a, e 

e, i 

dor'sal 

pet'al 


dan'ger 

re vile' 

Jor dan 

men tal 


sta ger 

re cite 

mor tal 

ped ant 


era ter 

re fine 

nor mal 

her aid 


ran ger 

re vise 

Nor man 

ex tant 


gai ter 

re mind 

or phan 

er rand 


man ger 

re pine 


120 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 


e, 1 

a, o 


n, e 

pel'vis 

arch'er 


pup'pet 

sep tic 

lard er 


rus set 

pep tic 

bar ber 


sud den 

sen try 

gar ner 


run nel 

pel vie 

gar ter 


sun set 

pep sin 

mar tyr 


run let 

a, ’ 

u, e 

z 

u, e 

rab'ble 

cov'et 


suffer 

pad die 

sub let' 


ul ster 

sad die 

tun'nel 


hunt er 

raf fie 

un bend' 


sut ler 

tat tie 

tur'ret 


won der 

sam pie 

un kept' 

o 

sup per 

6, i 

h i 

♦ > 

o, e 

co'ping 

frig'id 


Mos'lem 

mo bile 

grisly 


ob ject' 

ho ping 

in ning 


of fend 

mo five 

mys tic 


sol'emn 

tro phy 

nim bly 


pock et 

flo rist 

pip kin 

4 

com et 

• 

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 

or'i son 

o'ver do 


re ech'o 

rem e dy 

oc u lar 


par'i ty 

pri o ry 

pa pa cy 


ra di al 

rar e fy 

ram i fy 


pol i cy 

or i gin 

o ri ole 


pol i ty 

pac i fy 

re o'pen 


rec i pe 


I . 


e, i 
ear'ly 
mer cy 
fer vid 
her mit 
fir kin 
jer sey 


in'gle 
wiz en 
tic kle 
swiv el 
tin kle 
tin gle 

o, i 

mot'ley 
nog gin 
of fice 
nov ice 
prof it 
phon ic 


par'o dy 
pu ri fy 
ox y gen 
os si fy 
pa go'da 
rat'i fy 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 121 


1 


o, a 

i, i 

i, e 

e, ’ 

to'nal 

smith' y 

sis'ter 

sev'en 

to tal 

tid bit 

tin der 

reck on 

flo ral 

vie tim 

sin ner 

set tie 

slo gan 

syn die 

tink er 

red den 

foe man 

vis cid 

sliv er 

shek el 

so cial 

whin ny 

in firm' 

treb le 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. A man has no more right to say an uncivil thing than 

to act one.— Dr. Johnson. 

2. To all that breathe the air of heaven 

Some boon of strength has Nature given— Moore. 

3. For just experience tells, in every soil, 

That those that think must govern those that toil. 

— Goldsmith. 

4. A little hillock, if it lonely stand, 

Holds o’er the fields an undisputed reign.— Holmes. 

5. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.—Pope. 


a, a 

a, a 

as say' 

a part' 

al lay 

a larm 

ar ray 

a jar 


a, o 

o, e 

a loft' 

gru'el 

agog 

cru el 

a dopt 

cru et 


A 


122 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 


o, e 

i, a 

i, u 

u, e 

rob'ber 

fil'ial 

in'sult 

jun'ket 

cof fer 

dis mal 

lis some 

mul let 

pot ter 

fis cal 

min ion 

nug get 

lock er 

in fant 

pig eon 

mus ket 

mod era 

pit man 

nim bus 

nut meg 

pon der 

in land 

pin ion 

2 

pom mel 

e, i 

e, e 

o, u 

a, e 

de pict' 

hel'met 

col'umn 

car'pet 

e vince 

jen net 

joc und 

mar ket 

e vict 

ken nel 

com mon 

gar net 

de sist 

pel let 

op tion 

mar ten 

be gin 

leg end 

con sul 

par cel 

be twixt 

pet rel 

oc cult' 

mar vel 


3 

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


ra'pier 

pen'u ry 

pi'ra cy 

vac'u um 

oc cu py 

pe ri od 

u ni son 

to ma'to 

ra di us 

vis u al 

rit u al 

vi'o lin 

rar i ty 

ret i na 

po ta'to 

a gen cy 

zo di ac 

vo ta ry 

sim'i le 

e lev'en 

tib i al 

pi az'za 

u su rer 

4 

cop'u la 

e, 6 

e, u 

a, © 

a, e 

ech'o 

sex'ton 

gor'get 

bor'der 

sex to 

ten don 

hor net 

cor ner 

el bow 

vel lum 

cor tex 

for mer 

fres co 

lem on 

mor sel 

north er 

bel low 

weap on 

cor set 

warm er 

mead ow 

zeal ot 

cor net 

ward er 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 123 

1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. How cool was the shadow the long branches gave, 

As they hung from the willow and dipped in the wave. 

—Welby. 

2. Wise men ne’er sit and wail their loss.— Shakespeare. 

3. There, all around, the gentlest breezes stray; 

There gentle music melts on every spray.— Goldsmith. 

4. How pleasant the life of a bird must be, 

Flitting about in a leafy tree!— Howitt. 

5. The rainbow hangs on the poising wave, 

And sweet is the color of cove and cave.— Tennyson. 


e, e 

i, a 

2 

a, a 

o, a 

de fer' 

vil'la 


gua'va 

dog'ma 

de ter 

vis ta 


lar va 

fos sa 

be stir 

sil va 


dra ma 

com ma 

o, a 

e, e 

3 

o, ’ 

i, a 

for'age 

se cede' 


mot'tie 

in laid' 

horn age 

re cede 


jog gle 

in sane 

oc tave 

re deem 


nod die 

in hale 

non age 

re veal 


jos tie 

in vade 

soc age 

re lief 


rot ten 

mid'way 

os prey 

re peal 


noz zle 

mis lay' 

u, ’ 

a, e 

4 

i, i 

i, e 

bub'ble 

jack'et 


liq'uid 

in vent' 

mum ble 

lan cet 


pret ty 

lim'pet 

cou pie 

pas tel 


quin sy 

midg et 

buc kle 

jag ged 


lim pid 

lin tel 

mut ton 

mag net 


spir it 

in vest' 

dou ble 

pack et 


stin gy 

lin'net 


124 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 


a, i 

e, e 

e, e 

e, e 

dain'ty 

fet'ter 

bea'ver 

re press' 

gla cis 

gen der 

ei ther 

re gret 

na tive 

sel ler 

mea ger 

re ject 

gra tis 

let ter 

lead er 

re lent 

pa pist 

heif er 

feed er 

re pent 

pas try 

less er 

read er 

pi quet 



2 


a, i 

o, i 

o, 6 

e, a 

rad'ish 

gob'lin 

bor'row 

be tray' 

plac id 

frol ic 

fol low 

de bate 

rap ine 

hor rid 

grot to 

be late 

ran cid 

gos sip 

mor row 

de tail 

shan ty 

pol ish 

hoi low 

de lay 

rav ish 

jock ey 

sor row 

de tain 


3 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. For ’tis a truth well known to most, 

That whatsoever thing is lost, 

We seek it, ere it come to light, 

In every cranny but the right.— Cowper. 

2. Time passed, and Autumn came to fold 

Green Summer in her brown and gold.— Whittier. 

3. Avoid extremes; and shun the fault of such 
Who still are pleased too little or too much.— Pope. 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


125 


a, o 

oi, ’ 

1 

a, ’ 

e, o 

al lot' 

foi'ble 


fal'con 

en sure' 

car'ob 

hoi den 


war ble 

es chew 

hav oc 

poi son 


fall en 

per'uke 

fag ot 

moist en 


ward en 

fes toon 

u, i 

e, i 

2 

ow, e 

u~, ’ 

cur'ry 

slier'ry 


pout'er 

cur'die 

scur ry 

twen ty 


glow er 

gur gle 

suf fix 

ves try 


pow der 

hur die 

mon key 

stead y 


flow er 

tur tie 

rus tic 

fren zy 


oust er 

pur pie 

sum mit 

wel kin 


show er 

hur tie 

a 

u, i 

3 

i, e 

e, e 

dam'age 

sul'try 


in sert' 

re peat' 

man age 

muf fin 


kill'er 

re veal 

lac tate 

sun dry 


sil ver 

re vere 

rav age 

pub lie 


in vert' 

se cede 

van tage 

mus lin 


mis'ter 

se rene 

sav age 

pun ish 


sim mer 

se vere 

e, a 

i, ’ 

4 

a, u 

a, e 

re gale' 

mid'die 


ab rupt' 

af firm' 

re main 

sic kle 


bal'lot 

ban'ner 

re late 

nib ble 


flag on 

cav ern 

re tail 

rip pie 


gal Ion 

dag ger 

re tain 

min gle 


fath om 

as ter 

se date 

rif fie 


gal lop 

ad der 


126 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Words pronounced alike, or nearly so, but spelled differently. 


6, e, a, i, a, e, u 
bold'er, more bold, 
bowl der, a large stone. 

cap'i tal, involving life; chief, 
cap i tol, temple of Jupiter at 
Rome; a statehouse. ' 

ses'sion, sitting of an assembly, 
ces sion, a yielding, giving up. 

2 


u, ©, a, a, a, u 
lum'ber, joists, planks, beams, 
etc. 

lum bar, pertaining to the loins. 

man'tle, a cloak; a covering, 
man tel, shelf above a fireplace. 

can'on, a law, a rule; a certain 
church dignitary, 
can non, a large gun. 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. Shadows in painting make the figure bolder .—Dry den. 

2. They pushed the bowlder off the edge of the cliff. 

3. The man was accused of a capital crime. 

4. Comes Caesar to the Capitol to-morrow?— Shake¬ 

speare. 

5. This matter shall be brought up at the next session. 

6. Most of the members of Congress were opposed to the 

cession of the island. 

7. The workman fell from the scaffold upon a pile of 

lumber. 

8. The injury affected the muscles of the lumbar region. 

9. Now Nature hangs her mantle green 
On every blooming tree.— Burns. 

10. The mantel shelf was adorned by a clock of odd 

design. 

11. This course of reasoning violates every canon of logic. 

12. The city was aroused by the booming of distant 

cannon. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


127 


1 

Words pronounced alike, or nearly so, but spelled differently. 


i, u, i, e, i, e, e 
i'dle, useless; not employed; 
lazy. 

i dol, image; object of worship, 
i dyl, a short poem. 

lev'y, to raise, collect, 
lev ee, morning reception of 
visitors; embankment on a 
river to prevent an overflow. 


a, e, u, e, a, a 
man'ner, way, mode, kind, 
custom. 

man or, land belonging to a lord 
and kept in his own hands, 
med'dle, to busy one’s self with 
the affairs of another, 
med al, a stamped piece of 
metal. 

can'vas, cloth for tents or sails, 
can vass, to sift, debate; solici¬ 
tation. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The idle spear and shield were high uphung.— Milton. 

2. The idol of to-day pushes the hero of yesterday out 

of our recollection.— Irving. 

3. Content to be allowed at last 

To sing his Idyl of the past.— Longfellow. 

4. And did he not, in his protectorship, 

Levy great sums of money through the realm? 

— Shakespeare. 

5. All the large towns on the river have a levee.— 

Murray. 

6. The grocer had kept his accounts in a very slovenly 

manner. 

7. Thy manors, rents, revenues, I forego.— Shakespeare. 

8. Why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt?— Bible. 

9. The boy received a medal for his courage. 

10. The ship is decked out in all her canvas.— Irving. 

11. No previous canvass was made for me.— Burke. 




WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 

Born at Stratford-on-Avon, England, April, 1564 ; died there, 
April 23, 1616. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


129 


DICTATION EXERCISE 
SHAKESPEARE 


Night’s candles are burnt, and jocund day 
Stands tiptoe on the mountain top. 

There is a tide in the affairs of men, 

Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; 
Omitted, all the voyage of their life 
7 Is bound in shallows, and in miseries. 

The morn, in russet mantle clad, 

Walks o’er the dew of yon high eastern hill. 

Weariness 

Can snore upon the flint when rusty sloth 
Finds the down pillow hard. 

Golden lads and girls all must, 

As chimney-sweepers, come to dust. 

To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, 

To throw a perfume upon the rose, 

To smooth the ice, or add another line 
Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light 
To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, 

Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. 

And oftentimes excusing of a fault 

Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse. 

I saw a smith, stand with his hammer, thus, 

The whilst his iron did on his anvil look, 

With open mouth swallowing a tailor’s news. 

How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds makes ill 
deeds done! 



130 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


a, e 

a, ’ 

ab'bess 

daz'zle 

bar rel 

gam ble 

gar ret 

sad den 

chap el 

dap pie 

ac cept' 

tac kle 

dam'sel 

tan gle 


e, e 

0 , 1 

ex pect' 

com mit' 

ex pend 

don'key 

ex tend 

doc ile 

ex tent 

flor id 

fen'nel 

fos sil 

fer ret 

sol id 


h e 

e, i 

din'ner 

em'pire 

bit ter 

en tire' 

dif fer 

en'sign 

cin der 

ex cise' 

di vert' 

ex cite 

fin'ger 

ex pire 


e, I 

o, ’ 

de ride' 

gob'ble 

de rive 

bot tie 

de scry 

cot ton 

de sign 

fon die 

de sire 

grov el 

de vice 

hob ble 


e, e 

a, 5 

ce ment' 

bat'tie 

de feet 

cas tie 

de fend 

dab ble 

de pend 

can die 

de tect 

dam son 

de test 

cac kle 


e, i 

e, u 

be hind' 

re fute' 

be side 

re pute 

de file 

re sume 

de cide 

re view 

de fine 

se cure 

de ride 

se duce 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


131 


1 


Write the following words from dictation, 
other words by adding to each the syllable ly. 


toy'ing 

cau'sal 

fu'ming 

woo ing 

vex ing 

gi bing 

pry ing 

a based' 

jo king 

wrath y 

a'ching 

lin e al 

u ni'ted 

a vowed' 

lin e ar 

sta'ted 

bi'ting 

los ing 

spi ral 

bo ding 

marked 

nor mal 

fa cing 

mu'sing 

flo ral 

feu dal 

pi ning 


then form 

po'sing 
pay ing 
pu ling 
ra ging 
ra ving 
ru ling 
ur gent 
va ried 
ver bal 


2 


Write the following words from dictation, then form 
other words by adding er and est to each. 

Remember the rule for changing y to i before a suffix. 


wor'thy 

pluck'y 

frost'y 

brawn'y 

trust y 

might y 

froth y 

cheer y 

thorn y 

guilt y 

filth y 

blood y 

touch y 

heart y 

dross y 

cost ly 

trick y 

jaunt y 

crust y 

dead ly 

speed y 

gloom y 

dream y 

like ly 

sleep y 

gloss y 

drear y 

live ly 

scant y 

greed y 

craft y 

seem ly 

scurf y 

frisk y 

crank y 

time ly 

stick y 

storm y 

stump y 

O 

sau cy 

e, u 

e, ’ 

o 

u, e 

h I 

effort 

gen'tie 

buck'et 

di vide' 

ger und 

ket tie 

gul let 

ig nite 

meth od 

lies tie 

cudg el 

im bibe 

sec ond 

lent en 

dul cet 

in cite 

pen non 

tern pie 

fun nel 

in side 

sel dom 

net tie 

gus set 

in cise 


132 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The buttercups, bright-eyed and bold, 

Hold up their chalices of gold 

To catch the sunshine and the dew.— Dorr. 

2. ’Tis as easy now for the heart to be true 

As for grass to be green or skies to be blue.— Lowell. 

3. We join ourselves to no party that does not carry the 

flag, and keep step to the music of the Union.— 
Choate. 


2 


6, ’ a, 6 

loos'en ta boo' 

noo die ca noe 

poo die a loof 

prov en ra gout 

scru pie sa loon 


g, g e, i 

fer'vor(u) the'sis 

gird er tme sis 

mer cer treat y 

serv er the ism 

per vert' the ist 

learn'er ze nith 


e, a 

e, a 

re ar'gue 

re cord' 

re arm' 

re form 

re mark 

re sort 

re tard 

re tort 

re gard 

re morse 


a, u 

e, C 

sail'or 

ledg'er 

pa vior 

pep per 

sa vior 

mem ber 

sa vor 

neth er 

may or 

pes ter 

tai lor 

fet ter 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


133 


1 


a, i 

a, u 

ow, i 

a, § 

ban'dit 

mag'got 

boun'ty 

an'swer 

mat ins 

par rot 

coun ty 

pan ther 

fam ish 

ran dom 

out fit 

lath er 

nap kin 

mam mon 

out wit' 

pat ter 

pan try 

salm on 

dough'ty 

mat ter 

fab ric 

ran som 

cow slip 

pam per 



2 


e, ’ 

u, e 

o, e 

u, ’ 

bea'con 

mus'ter 

ros' ter 

bun'die 

dea con 

rub ber 

sol der 

muz zle 

fee ble 

put ter 

tot ter 

sup pie 

deep en 

num ber 

wan der 

but ton 

trea cle 

mut ter 

som ber 

sue kle 

trea son 

sup per 

yon der 

rus tie 


3 


Write the words of the three following lessons from die- 


tation, then form other words by adding 
words the suffixes ly and ness. 

to each of the 

ire'ful 

law'ful 

trick'y 

might'y 

joy ous 

man ful 

stead y 

guilt y 

act ive 

owl ish 

sweat y 

heart y 

boy ish 

rag ged 

speed y 

joy ful 

elf ish 

wor thy 

sleep y 

trash y 

fit ful 

trust y 

sa vor y 

pluck y 

imp ish 

touch y 

scant y 

jaun ty 


134 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


gloom'y 

glass'y 

gloss y 

fault y 

greed y 

filth y 

forced 

e la'ted 

frisk'y 

crust'y 

frost y 

curs ed 

froth y 

dream y 


a mazed' 

fa'ding 

blu'ish 

fa mous 

clam my 

fork ed 

dar ing 

liv ing 

dog ged 

lov ing 

do ting 

maimed 


1 


drear'y 

rue'ful 

chuff y 

rug ged 

cloud y 

sin ful 

craft y 

toy ish 

bro ken 

use ful 

cheer y 

woe ful 

blood y 

art ful 


2 


mo'dish 

root'ed 

mo pish 

ro ving 

mov ing 

sa ving 

mu lish 

scab by 

por ous 

ta king 

ra kish 

wood en 


3 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


an'i mus 

dep'u ty 

ba na'na 

ar ter y 

en a ble 

e nig'ma 

cu'po la 

bot'a ny 

al be'it 

av e nue 

en'er gy 

dom i no 


en'mi ty 

a wa'ken 

cal i co 

cel'e ry 

ac tu al 

ef fi gy 

du en'na 

horn i ly 

ca na ry 

ma ni ac 

an'nu al 

lin e ar 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


135 


1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. When the shore is won at last, 

Who will count the billows past?— Keble. 

2. Honest, plain words best pierce the ear of grief.— 

Shakespeare. 

3. When honor comes to you, be ready to take it; 

But reach not to seize it before it is near.— O’Reilly. 

4. Though old the thought and oft exprest, 

*Tis his at last who says it best.— Lowell. 


2 


a, a 

e, u 

o, e 

e, o 

car'nal 

e rupt' 

po'tent 

here of' 

tar tan 

de duct 

ro dent 

here on 

car cass 

be gun 

mo ment 

He'lot 

gar land 

de funct 

co gent 

tea pot 

par tial 

be come 

quo tient 

re spond' 



3 


u, e 

i, ’ 

i> e 

i, e 

rud'der 

tip'pie 

sys'tem 

win'ter 

sun der 

pirn pie 

mil let 

prim er 

plov er 

nip pie 

tick et 

sim per 

run ner 

tit tie 

wick ed 

win ner 

puck er 

nim ble 

mit ten 

quiv er 

sum mer 

rid die 

tin sel 

with er 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


136 


0, 6 

b ’ 

prop'er 

pris'on 

con fer' 

dim pie 

f os'ter 

fid die 

pop lar 

pin tie 

cop per 

fic kle 

pot ter 

gig gle 

i, e 

w» ’ 

pick'et 

run'die 

sig net 

shov el 

im pend 

guz zle 

spin'et 

hum ble 

in dent' 

sub tie 

in feet 

jum ble 

h e 

e, u 

tip'pet 

ten'or 

in fest' 

rec tor 

in ject 

sen sor 

in'sect 

rec ord 

in step 

hec tor 

in tend 

sec tor 


o, e 

u, ’ 

hot'ter 

slov'en 

rob ber 

ruf fle 

fod der 

puz zle 

dob ber 

rum ble 

rock er 

sunk en 

pon der 

turn ble 


1 


b e 

a, i 

pil'fer 

pal'lid 

shiv er 

gal ley 

lit ter 

par ish 

mis ter 

lack ey 

sil ver 

mas tic 

mill er 

pas til 

o, e 

e, i 

clos'et 

sei'zin 

bon net 

fe tich 

cob web 

se quin 

for est 

mea sly 

com pel' 

spe cie 

con'vex 

slea zy 


3 


a, e 

i, ’ 

ban'ner 

hig'gle 

mat ter 

sick en 

pam per 

silk en 

gan der 

hid den 

ham mer 

tri pie 

gath er 

wim pie 


U, 1 

1, u 

clum'sy 

gyp'sum 

fluff y 

in come 

come ly 

hys sop 

flur ry 

in duct' 

hun gry 

in gulf 

fus tic 

in'flux 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


137 




1 


u, e 

i, e 

i, it 

i, 6 

cum'ber 

di rect' 

di lute' 

dis own' 

but ter 

chis'el 

im pure 

ig nore 

gov ern 

dis pel' 

im pugn 

im'post 

cut ler 

gib'bet 

im pute 

im port' 

hun ger 

di vest' 

in duce 

im pose 

gut ter 

gib'let 

il lume 

in fold 



2 



MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


o'sage 

ru pee' 

wo'man 

in'got 

fri ar 

u nite 

ae rie 

an noy' 

ra jah 

re cur 

bra vo 

ar'gus 

se poy 

ul'tra 

co Ion 

hal lo' 

roy al 

u surp' 

al loy' 

loy'al 

to paz 

to-day 

ar'gue 

i rate' 



3 



DICTATION EXERCISE 



(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. If Happiness have not her seat 


And center in the breast, 

We may be wise, or rich, or great, 

But never can be blest.— Burns. 

2. He who comes up to his own idea of greatness, must 
always have had a very low standard of it in his 
mind.— Hazlitt. 


138 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

1 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


u'nion 

mon'acl 

huz za' 

bu'gle 

ze bra 

na ive' 

de mur 

a dorn' 

wo yen 

nas'ty 

do'nor 

car'go 

ven ue 

no ble 

ex alt' 

bos om 

mi nus 

fe mur 

bo'rax 

bay ou 


Write the words of the three following lessons from 


dictation, then form other words by adding to each of 
these words the suffix ness. 

9 

oaf'ish 

su'gar y 

scurf'y 

flint'y 

yeast y 

sleet y 

poach y 

fluffy 

wa ter y 

shift y 

pitch y 

flesh y 

steam y 

shoal y 

marsh y 

dress y 

steel y 

sin ew y 

gourd y 

dross y 

stuff y 

slang y 

grass y 

earth y 

sau cy 

flash y 

a gu ish 

grog gy 

creep'y 

3 

cream'y 

clog'gy 

flag'gy 

curved 

brass y 

cost ly 

fum ish 

dough'y 

brawn y 

crag gy 

gift ed 

chill y 

brush y 

curled 

grit ty 

crank y 

bunch y 

dead'ly 

home ly 

crazed 

chalk y 

A 

dreg gy 

kind ly 

king'ly 

lone'ly 

seem'ly 

spot'ty 

knob by 

lord ly 

shag gy 

stub by 

knot ty 

love ly 

sick ly 

time ly 

like ly 

port ly 

slab by 

wont ed 

live ly 

seared 

slop py 

wool ly 

mug gy 

stick'y 

storm y 

stump y 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


139 


ALICE CARY 

FOR DICTATION AND MEMORIZING 

The morning sets her rosy clouds 
Like hedges in the sky, 

And o’er and o’er their dear old tunes, 
The winds of evening try. 

I’ll be a poet and paint with words 
Talking children and chirping birds. 

The story-books have told you 
Of the fairy-folks so nice, 

That make them leathern aprons 
Of the ears of little mice; 

And wear the leaves of roses, 

Like a cap upon their heads, 

And sleep at night on thistle-down, 
Instead of feather beds! 

These stories, too, have told you, 

No doubt to your surprise, 

That the fairies ride in coaches 
That are drawn by butterflies; 

And come into your chambers, 

When you are locked in dreams, 

And right across your counterpanes 
Make bold to drive their teams. 


140 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 


Words 'pronounced alike, or nearly so, but spelled differently. 


u, \ i, i, u, u, a, u, i 
mus'sel, a kind of shellfish, 
mus cle, fleshy part of a body, 
the contraction of which pro¬ 
duces motion. 

pis'til, part of a flower, 
pis tol, a kind of firearm. 

pom'ace, ground apples, 
pum ice, a kind of porous stone. 


a, 6, a, e 
rab'bit, a small hare, 
rab bet, a groove. 

ho'ly, righteous; sacred, 
whol ly, entirely, fully. 

as cent', motion upward, 
as sent, approval, consent. 


2 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The mussel is used for food, but is inferior to the 

oyster. 

2. The flexor muscle of my right arm is lame. 

3. The flower cannot bear seeds without a pistil. 

4. The young man was afraid to go out at night without 

a pistol. 

5. They were just taking the pomace from the press. 

6. Pumice-stone is used in polishing metals and marble. 

7. The little girl held a tame rabbit in her arms. 

8. The carpenter stood at his bench with a rabbet-plane 

in his hand. 

9. Holy men at their death have good inspirations.— 

Shakespeare. 

10. They employed themselves wholly in domestic life.— 1 

Addison. 

11. To him with swift ascent he up retprned.— Milton. 

12. Too many read this ribaldry with assent.— Macaulay. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


141 


1 

Words 'pronounced alike, or nearly so, but spelled differently . 


a, u, 1 

wade, to walk as through water, 
weighed, did weigh. 

trust, faith; to have faith, 
trussed, did truss; packed up; 
tied up; skewered. 

mite, anything very small, 
might, power; ability; past 
tense of may. 


o, e, a 

through, from side to side, 
threw, did throw. 

guest, a visitor; a lodger, 
guessed, did guess; divined. 

tract, expanse, region; treatise, 
tracked, did track; traced; fol¬ 
lowed by footsteps. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 


(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The soldiers had to wade for miles through water knee- 

deep. 

2. They weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.— 

Bible. 

3. More to know could no’t be more to trust.— Shake¬ 

speare. 

4. You might have trussed him and all his apparel into 

an eel-skin.— Shakespeare. 

5. She contributed her mite. 

6. With might and main they chased the murderous 

fox.— Dryden. 

7. Til convey thee through the city gate.— Shakespeare. 

8. And stately oaks their twisted arms 

Threw broad and dark across the pool.— Burns. 

9. Wealth without virtue is a dangerous guest.— Sappho. 

10. And which is the best I leave to be guessed.— Shelley. 

11. The young man left a tract at every house in the 

village. 

12. His tawny muzzle tracked the ground.— Scott. 



142 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

1 


i, ’ 

a, ’ 


a, 6 

a, e 

sim'ple 

ram'ble 


pat'ter 

play'er 

brit tie 

hag gle 


ham per 

qua ver 

sin gle 

ran kle 


plac er 

ta ster 

sniv el 

man gle 


ran cor 

wait er 

crip pie 

rat tie 


haz ard 

ta mer 

siz zle 

han die 


rash er 

a ere 

o, ’ 

e, u 

2 

e, a 

o, i 

sod'den 

del'uge 


de tach' 

pop'lin 

wad die 

ref uge 


e lapse 

quar ry 

tod die 

neph ew 


de cant 

shod dy 

bob bin 

ref use 


le vant 

toe sin 

wab ble 

ten ure 


de camp 

stol id 

top pie 

res cue 


tre pan 

tom tit 

u, I 

u, 6 

3 

e, ’ 

e, 6 

um'pire 

un fold' 

. 

wea'sel 

ren'der 

un bind' 

un robe 


rea son 

tern per 

un kind 

un roll 


wee vil 

wel ter 

un like 

un load 


tea sel 

zeph yr 

un ripe 

un sold 


sea son 

ten der 

un wind 

un told 


wea zen 

check er 

vil'i fy 

4 

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 

un ru'ly sal'a ry 

ver'i fy 

typ i fy 

si er ra 


the o ry 

un wa'ry 

viv i fy 

ve'ni al 


se ri al 

vi ra go 

ro ta ry 

si es'ta 


vi o let 

un ho ly 

ul ti mo 

va ga ry 


te di um 

un re al 

ver i ty 

ro'sa ry 


sa li'va 

stu'di o 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


143 


1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. 0 star of strength! I see thee stand 

And smile upon my pain; 

Thou beckonest with thy mailed hand, 

And I am strong again.— Longfellow. 

2. The sun can image itself in a tiny dewdrop or in the 

mighty ocean.— Trench. 

3. 0 beautiful rainbow,—all woven of light! 

There's not in thy tissue one shadow of night.— Hale. 

4. I count my health my greatest wealth.— Burns. 


2 


i, a 

I, 6 

e, i 

a, i 

fi'at 

ty'po 

de fy' 

or'gy 

tri ad 

ty ro 

de ny 

or bit 

smi lax 

si lo 

be lie 

for ty 


3 

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


ex ile' 

po'e sy 

al'i bi 

am'i ty 

de'mon 

ago ny 

id i ot 

la i ty 

a void' 

a li as 

o pi um 

cu ri o 

ab hor 

hy e'na 

ax i om 

de i fy 

oc cur 

id'i om 

cam e o 

a or'ta 

a ware 

op er a 

i vo ry 

ma'ni a 


144 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

1 


a, a 

o, e 

e, o 

i, 6 

har'ass 

sock'et 

de coct' 

gib'ber 

rag lan 

pol len 

em boss 

gin ger 

Van dal 

son net 

es top 

hin der 

dam ask 

rock et 

be sot 

in ner 

vas sal 

sor rel 

de spond 

sing er 

mad man 

wal let 

be yond 

hith er 


2 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


a re'na 

u'ni ty 

eb'o ny 

fi'er y 

o'a sis 

a re a 

ra ti o 

em er y 

de i ty 

i de'a 

i ron y 

u ni fy 

a ro'ma 

pi a no 

en e my 

u su ry 

o'di um 

ed'i fy 

ti a'ra 

pe o ny 

di a ry 

pi e ty 

ev'e ry 

u su al 


3 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


quar'to 

stig'ma 

hus sar' 

guin'ea 

re turn' 

tor por 

fas'ten 

par ent 

sor'tie 

tou can 

ab surd' 

al most' 

Yan kee 

voy age 

a droit 

al'ways 

sub orn' 

cuck oo 

stu'por 

hu mane' 

toi'let 

hur rah' 

goat ee' 

ko'bold 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


145 


1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. Again the blackbirds sing; the streams 
Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams; 

And tremble in the April showers 

The tassels of the maple flowers.— Whittier 

2. How calmly sinks the setting sun! 

Yet twilight lingers still; 

And beautiful as dreams of heaven, 

It slumbers on the hill.— Prentice. 


e, u 

a, i 

de hide' 

a bysm' 

de pute 

a miss 

de nude 

a byss 

de duce 

a drift 


u, e 

a, ’ 

lub'ber 

dark'en 

hun ger 

gar den 

mon ger 

hard en 

lug ger 

gar gle 

moth er 

mar ble 

lus ter 

gar ble 


a, i 

o, 0 

launch'ing 

mot'to 

mar gin 

ron do 

par ley 

wal low 

mar tin 

swal low 


o, u 

a, i 

cho'rus 

lar'ynx 

lo cust 

mal ice 

mo tion 

spav in 

cro cus 

tar iff 

lo tion 

val ley 

no tion 

trag ic 


146 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

1 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


me'te or 

mi ka'do 

eq'ui ty 

col'o ny 

o di ous 

o'pi ate 

or a tor 

en am'el 

no ta ry 

nu di ty 

nun ci o 

o'ri ent 

mod i fy 

myr i ad 

mu tu al 

no ti fy 

om e let 

or a cle 

eu lo gy 

oc ta'vo 

mu ti ny 

min u et 

or de al 

mis'er y 


2 


a, i 

a, € 

i, a 

o, u 

shab'by 

han'ker 

im pact' 

pop'gun 

tan nic 

jab ber 

in span 

pom pous 

van ish 

sal ver 

in wrap 

wal rus 

fam ine 

lad der 

in tact 

wan ton 

cham ois 

rath er 

kid'nap 

warn pum 

clas sic 

jas per 

mis hap' 

bios som 


3 

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


moi'e ty 

in'fa my 

len'i ty 

i tal'ic 

nau se a 

mu se'um 

i o dine 

man'u al 

in di go 

no'bod y 

ma ni ac 

ex ot'ic 

horn i ly 

ed i tor 

lin e ar 

fam'i ly 

mo sa'ic 

gai e ty 

gal ax y 

her e sy 

neb'u la 

fe al ty 

em bod'y 

fa ri'na 


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147 


1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

Do not look for wrong and evil; 

You will find them, if you do. 

As you measure for your neighbor 
He will measure back to you. 

Look for goodness, look for gladness; 

You will meet them all the while. 

If you bring a smiling visage 
To the glass, you meet a smile. 

—Alice Cary. 


e, 6 

6, e 

2 

e, ’ 

u, e 

be fore' 

o bese' 

cir'cle 

fu see' 

de port 

Bo hea 

gir die 

tu reen 

de note 

po lice 

myr tie 

u nique 

de pose 

pro ceed 

per son 

su preme 

e 

i 

3 

e 

i 

sleeve 

splint 

sphere 

squill 

wreath 

flitch 

priest 

plinth 

sneeze 

spring 

spleen 

quince 

shears 

flinch 

grieve 

rhythm 

wheeze 

sprint 

squeak 

glimpse 

speech 

shrill 

grease 

springe 


148 

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1 

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


i'ci cle 

lar'i at 

liv'er y 

ly ce'um 

me di um 

mel o dy 

mal a dy 

me ri no 

lu na cy 

li a ble 

lin e al 

i am bic 

id i o cy 

lev i ty 

lux u ry 

Gem'i ni 

jo vi al 

leg a cy 

mem o ry 

In di an 

la bi al 

lit a ny 

lu na ry 

Ha van'a 


a 

6 

2 

a 

e 

chaste 

clothe 

sprawl 

squeal 

strain 

loathe 

squall 

stream 

swathe 

scroll 

thwart 

squeak 

wraith 

throat 

warmth 

breathe 

freight 

source 

thrall 

sheathe 

strange 

though 

squawk 

wreathe 


3 

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


pro'noun 

rou tine' 

war'fare 

sur tout' 

gar ment 

pru'dent 

so journ 

cor'sair 

fur long 

fis sure 

pur port 

noi some 

qui nine 

wel fare 

tre foil 

par boil 

rhu barb 

sur pass' 

com mand' 

dis turb' 

sir loin 

gla'mour 

fan fare 

ex haust 


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149 


1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. Evening’s peace falls gently on the heart.— Garfield. 

2. Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world. 

-Goethe. 

3. At learning’s fountain it is sweet to drink, 

But Tis a nobler privilege to think.— Saxe. 

4. A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one 

party; there is no battle unless there are two. 
Seneca. 

5. See what a ready tongue Suspicion hath!— Shakespeare. 

2 


a 

u 

e 

ow 

hearth 

spurt 

stretch 

slough 

launch 

church 

wretch 

drought 

sparse 

splurge 

twelfth 

spouse 

smart 

scourge 

strength 

sprout 



3 


i, a 

a, a 

a, ’ 

e, oi 

rib'aid 

fa'cial 

bra'zen 

de coy' 

sig nal 

lay man 

maid en 

de ploy 

tym bal 

pla gal 

rai sin 

de void 

sil van 

ra cial 

sha ken 

de stroy 

tin man 

va cant 

cha sten 

de spoil 

crys tal 

dray man 

era ven 

De troit 


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150 


a, e 

e, a 

a fresh' 

re mand' 

a mend 

mi rage 

ca det 

re cast 

la ment 

re pass 

ca ress 

re past 

la pel 

cui rass 


e, i 

a, o 

per mit 

bam boo' 

vir'gin 

hal loo 

thir ty 

tat too 

ver min 

bal loon 

cer tain 

lam poon 

cir cuit 

rac coon 


2 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


cru sade' 
dole'ful 
glu cose 
prai rie 
cush ion 
gym nast 


mon'arch 
nur ture 
pas ture 
per fume 
per form' 
per haps 


per turb' 
pie'bald 
so na'ta 
un ti dy 
al read y 
char'i ot 


cus'to dy 
di o cese 
lin e age 
jew el er 
in ci'sor 
ma'son ry 


3 


li'bra ry 
hoi i day 
gas e ous 
fal si fy 
ho ri'zon 
im'pi ous 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


his'to ry 
ge ner'ic 
fal'si ty 
gen u ine 
di plo'ma 
el'e gant. 


fac'ul ty 
max i mum 
oc ta gon 
mu ta ble 
pal a tal 
ma zur'ka 


mys'ti fy 
o dor ous 
dis a'ble 
el'e ment 
ep i cure 
ep i gram 


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151 


1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The sweetest flowers are ever frail and rare.— Shelley. 

2. 'Tis an old maxim in the schools, 

That flattery is the food of fools.— Swift. 

3. Fresh grasses fringe the meadow brooks. 

And mildly from its sunny nooks 

The blue eye of the violet looks.— Whittier. 

4. Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow. 




2 


— Pope. 

e, i 

a, o 
cha'os 


o, e 
ho tel' 

u, i 

re sign' 


dur'ing 

re tire 

pa thos 


fo ment 

fu tile 

re vile 

na bob 


pro pel 

ju rist 

re vise 

pha ros 


mo lest 

pu trid 

re vive 

wain scot 


gro tesque 

stu pid 

e, e 

i, o 

3 

a, ’ 

hap'pen 

i, e 

lim'ber 

e'gret 

in door' 


e gress 

in'road 


jan gle 

zith er 

pea hen 

in sole 


mad den 

clink er 

re flex 

in tone' 


tas sel 

fil bert 

re gress 

in'most 


wag gle 

lin ger 

pre text 

in voke' 


black en 

clip per 

e, o 

o, i 

4 

i, u 

u, i 

be sot' 

ton'sil 


pis'ton 

tur'key 

be yond 

vol ley 


rib bon 

tur nip 

be gone 

tor rid 


spig ot 

tur bid 

e volve 

trop ic 


vis ion 

tur gid 

de volve 

cock ney 


wis dpm 

ur chin 

de spond 

hos tile 


chir rup 

cur tain 



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152 


1 


u, e 

i, u 

a, I 

e, a 

un read' 

fig'ure 

a light' 

men'ace 

un said 

in jure 

a right 

leg ate 

up held 

tis sue 

a while 

dec ade 

un less 

fix ture 

ma lign 

mes sage 

coup'let 

mix ture 

a stride 

pref ace 

doub let 

pic ture 

a bide 

o 

prel ate 

I, a 

i, e 

£ 

e, e 

e, a 

pli'ant 

im pede 

en dear' 

en camp' 

pri mal 

in deed 

es teem 

en trap 

spi ral 

in here 

ex ceed 

ex pand 

ty rant 

dis ease 

set tee 

des cant 

fire man 

fifteen 

en treat 

ex panse 

hy drant 

im peach' 

En'field 

ex tract 


3 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. 0 Bluebird, up in the maple tree, 

Shaking your throat with such bursts of glee, 

How did you happen to be so blue? 

Did you steal a bit of the sky for your crest, 

And fasten blue violets into your breast? 

Tell me, I pray you, tell me true!— Swett. 

2. It was the carol of a bird; 

It ceased, and then it came again, 

The sweetest song ear ever heard.— Byron. 


oi, e 
oys'ter 
loi ter 
clois ter 


6, a 
fru'gal 
tru ant 
cru cial 


u, e 
cu'beb 
glu ten 
Jew ess 


u, a 

ur bane' 
sur vey 
pur vey 


I 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

1 


e, e 

e, ow 


e, o 

e, e 

re'flex 

de vour' 


de tour' 

de serf 

se quel 

de nounce 


pe ruse 

e merge 

se ries 

de vout 


be hoove 

de fer 

ne gress 

e nounce 


che root 

de ter 

pre cept 

be cloud 


de bouch 

de serve 

pre feet 

be foul 


re cruit 

de terge 



2 



e, 6 

e, 6 


u, u 

u, e 

re pose' 

en fold' 


on'ion 

un meet' 

re voke 

ex port 


bux om 

un seen 

re volt 

ex pose 


un just' 

un seal 

ri deau 

en close 


dun'geon 

un seat 

re port 

en force 


ful crum 

up rear 

re store 

en gross 


ful some 

sue ceed 



3 



u, e 

u, 6 


a, e 

e 

lu'cre 

up'roar 


ab'sent 

phlegm 

pu rer 

ut most 


pat ent 

whence 

sew er 

un yoke' 


tal ent 

breadth 

view er 

up hold 


lam bent 

cleanse 

neu ter 

sup port 


pag eant 

squelch 

pew ter 

sup pose 


tan gent 

stealth 



4 




MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


pri'or 

e vade' 


al ly' 

sur'ly 

un til' 

e late 


often 

hur ly 

al'pha 

a cross 


ap ply' 

J 

chi na 

man na 

na'ture 


val'ue 

fi nis 

en act' 

con voy 


su gar 

bu reau 

ex act 

ru mor 


im age 

pe ruse' 


154 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


e, u 

o, a 

1 

e, a 

a, e 

cir'cus 

con vey' 

pen'man 

pau'per 

ser mon 

ob tain 

ser aph 

sau cer 

ver sus 

cock ade 

ten ant 

saw yer 

nerv ous 

cog'nate 

ves tal 

ward er 

irk some 

col late' 

cen tral 

auger 

guer don 

con'cave 

gen tian 

hau berk 




2 



MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


fal'la cy 

in apt'ly 

cu'ti cle 

joc'u lar 

ge ol'o gy 

jol'li ty 

di lem'ma 

lib er ty 

hon'es ty 

lit er al 

char'i ty 

ma nil'la 

im pi'e ty 

mar i ner 

in cu bus 

fan'ci er 

liid'e ous 

a sun'der 

ju bi lee 

glo ri fy 

gen er al 

chev'i ot 

li on ess 

hor ri fy 



3 



MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


gal'ler y 

el'e vate 

pa cif'ic 

e li'sion 

hi dal'go 

ep isode 

me men to 

ep'i thet 

im'pe tus 

of fi cer 

nat'u ral 

fac to ry 

fan ta sy 

mys ter y 

me di ate 

far ci cal 

gon do la 

oc to pus 

om ni bus 

go ril'la 

dis a vow' 

me an'der 

dis o bey' 

ho'sier y 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


155 


1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. No man is born into the world whose work 
Is not born with him. There is always work, 

And tools to work withal, for those who will; 

And blessed are the horny hands of toil.— Lowell. 

2. Many people would be heroes if they could choose 

their own battles, and fight in their own fashion. 

3. Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; 

He who would search for pearls must dive below. 


4. What ardently we wish, we soon believe.- 

— Dryden. 
—Young. 

oi 

l 

£ 

a 

a 

choice 

splice 

scarce 

rack 

spoilt 

sprite 

square 

thwack 

quoit 

squire 

prayer 

scratch 

i, ’ 

o, e 

3 

a, I 

u, 6 

ri'fle 

bul'let 

ar rive' 

un moor' 

cy cle 

bush el 

mag'pie 

un true 

bri die 

pul let 

sat ire 

un roof 

sti fle 

wool en 

gad fly 

up root 

tri fle 

crook ed 

cap size' 

un couth 

whi ten 

worst ed 

vam'pire 

un truth 

o, a 

u, i 

4 

e, e 

u, u 

com'bat 

sub mit' 

de pend' 

cur'few 

pot ash 

up'hill 

de tect 

cur lew 

com pact' 

un ship' 

se lect 

pur sue' 

com'rade 

up lift 

de scend 

pur'lieu 

quon dam 

com'frey 

de fense 

pur suit' 

col lapse' 

coun try 

de fleet 

pur'view 


156 

NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


0 , 0 

o, a 

1 

ilj SL 

I, a 

jo cose' 

do main' 

va'cate 

Fri'day 

mo rose 

o paque 

way lay 

pi rate 

no dose 

po made 

gain say 

cli mate 

co logne 

cro chet 

gate way 

hy drate 

pro mote 

cro quet 

pla cate 

ni trate 

pro pose 

pro fane 

rail way 

pri mate 



2 



MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


ob'long 

o mit' 

fu'ture 

mar'mot 

or nate' 

pro lix 

tu mult 

ro bust' 

sa'line 

see'saw 

sub urb 

flu'ent 

hob nob 

su ture 

un furl' 

ro tund' 

or dain' 

ty coon' 

up'shot 

sub due 

su'pine 

fu'sion 

jar gon 

em bark 


3 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

The sea is a jovial comrade; 

He laughs wherever he goes; 

His merriment shows in dimpling lines, 

That wrinkle his hale repose. 

He lays himself down at the feet of the sun, 

And shakes all over with glee; 

And the broad-backed billows fall faint on the shore 
In the mirth of the mighty sea .—Bayard Taylor. 


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e, u 

e, e 

1 

e, i 

i, ii 

fea'ture 

es cheat' 

fe'line 

dis arm' 

lei sure 

ex treme 

here by' 

gui tar 

sei zure 

gen teel 

se'nile 

im part 

crea ture 

ter rene 

bee hive 

dis card 



2 


e, a 

a, e 


a, c 

be fail' 

la'tent 

ty'phus 

tam'per 

re cord 

sa chem 

vi nous 

tav ern 

be cause 

an cient 

ni trous 

chat ter 

de fault 

pa tient 

spi nous 

clat ter 

de bauch 

rai ment 

tri umph 

pas tern 

de fraud 

pay ment 

fi brous 

scam per 



3 



MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


fu'si ble 

o va'tion 

res'i due 

lu'ci fer 

im per'il 

triv'i al 

seen er y 

in quir'y 

hick'o ry 

ven i son 

es tu a ry 

bat'ter y 

li on ize 

tu bu lar 

for ger y 

clar i on 

min u end 

riv u let 

i dyl'lic 

de fi'ant 

nu mer al 

sim i lar 

har'mo ny 

pri'ma cy 



4 


o, ’ 

a, ’ 

a, 6 

a, e 

waf'fle 

ar'son 

ma roon' 

tan'dem • 

wat tie 

par don 

la goon 

tab let 

gog gles 

par son 

dra goon 

ac tress 

mot tied 

star tie 

pa poose 

chap let 

stop pie 

heark en 

pla toon 

flan nel 

swad die 

spar kle 

ba rouche 

crab bed 


158 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


pan a ce'a 
re'al ize 
em i nent 
re e lect' 
si roc'co 
ten'an cy 


Pan do'ra 
ves'i cle 
min i mum 
pan o ply 
op tic al 
pa py'rus 


par'a ble 
not a ble 
op u lent 
ten a ble 
pic co lo 
u ni corn 


vet'er an 
pri ma ry 
rob ber y 
slav er y 
e mo'tion 
par'a dox 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. Sweet are the little brooks that run 
O’er pebbles glancing in the sun, 

Singing in soothing tones.— Hood. 

2. The sunrise wakes the lark to sing, 

The moonrise wakes the nightingale. 

Come darkness, moonrise, everything 
That is so silent, sweet, and pale.— Rossetti. 


e, a 

e, u 

es'cort 

syr'up 

ex hort' 

ver sion 

ex tort 

stir rup 

en dorse 

earl dom 

ieg'horn 

ster num 


e, & 

i, a 

be ware' 

in ane' 

de spair 

in lay 

de clare 

mis take 

e clair 

nick'name 

be dare 

mis state' 


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159 


u, 0 

o, a 

gum'bo 

for'ay 

gus to 

sol ace 

stuc CO 

cot tage 

fur row 

hos tage 

bur row 

lock age 

thor ough 

pot tage 


e, oi 

a, o 

en joy' 

pa role' 

en'voy 

cha teau 

em ploy' 

la drone 

en join 

pla teau 

em broil 

ba teau 

ex ploit 

pa trol 


l, a 

a, a 

in'born 

at tack' 

in form' 

mad'cap 

dis'cord 

rat tan' 

dis tort' 

cap'stan 

in dorse 

ran sack 

dis gorge 

ab stract 


a, a 

e, o 

sav'age 

re box' 

ag ate 

re pot 

trav ail 

re solve 

lan guage 

re- spond 

taff rail 

re volve 

pan cake 

re sponse 


2 


1, 0 

a, 5 

pick'lock 

shad'ow 

wig warn 

tal low 

hill top 

har row 

in volve' 

mar row 

dis lodge 

nar row 

dis solve 

mal lows 


i, u 

a, e 

in fuse' 

va lise' 

mil'dew 

ca reen 

mis use' 

ca reer 

dif fuse 

ca price 

dis pute 

ma chine 

in elude 

fa tigue 



GEORGE WASHINGTON 
Born in Westmoreland County, Va., Feb. 22, 1732 
died at Mount Vernon, Dec. 14, 1799.* 




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DICTATION EXERCISE 

WASHINGTON 


161 


“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let 
those few be well tried before you give them your con¬ 
fidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and 
must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity 
before it is entitled to the appellation. Let your heart 
feel for the afflictions of every one and let your hand give 
in proportion to your purse; remembering always the 
estimation of the widow's mite, but that it is not every 
one who asketh, that deserveth charity. Do not conceive 
that fine clothes make fine men, any more than fine feathers 
make fine birds. A plain, genteel dress is more admired 
and obtains more credit than lace and embroidery in 
the eyes of the judicious and sensible ."—To his nepheiv. 

“Though I prize as I ought the good opinion of my 
fellows, yet, if I know myself, I would not seek or retain 
popularity at the expense of our social duty or moral 
virtue ."—Farewell Address. 

“Since our arrival here on this happy spot, we have 
had a ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon, to grace the 
head of the table; a piece of roast beef adorns the foot; 
and a dish of beans, or greens, almost imperceptible, 
decorates the center. When the cook has a mind to cut 
a figure, which I presume will be the case to-morrow, we 
have two beef-steak pies, or dishes of crabs, in addition, 
one on each side of the center dish, dividing the space and 
reducing the distance between dish and dish to about six 



162 


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feet, which without them would be near twelve feet apart. 
Of late, he has had the surprising sagacity to discover 
that apples will make pies; and it is a question if, in the 
violence of his efforts, we do not get one of apples instead 
of both of beef-steaks. If the ladies can put up with such 
entertainment, and will submit to partake of it on plates, 
once tin but now iron (not become so by the labors of scour¬ 
ing), I shall be happy to see them.”— A Military Dinner. 

“In looking forward to the moment, which is intended 
to terminate the career of my public life, my feelings do 
not permit me to suspend the deep acknowledgment of 
that debt of gratitude, which I owe to my beloved coun¬ 
try for many honors it has conferred upon me; still more 
for the steadfast confidence with which it has supported 
me; and for the opportunities I have enjoyed of mani¬ 
festing my inviolable attachment, by services faithful and 
persevering, though in usefulness unequal to my zeal. 

“Profoundly penetrated with this idea, I shall carry 
it with me to the grave, as a strong incitement to unceas¬ 
ing vows that Heaven may continue to you the choicest 
tokens of its beneficence; that your union and brotherly 
affection may be perpetual; that the free constitution, which 
is the work of your hands, may be stamped with wisdom 
and virtue; that, in fine, the happiness of the people of these 
States, under the auspices of liberty, may be made complete 
by so careful a preservation and so prudent a use of this 
blessing, as will acquire to them the glory of recommending 
it to the applause, the affection, and adoption of every 
nation which is yet a stranger to it .”—Farewell Address. 


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163 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

Oh, Washington! thou hero, patriot, sage, 

Friend of all climes and pride of every age! 

—Thomas Payne. 

Washington is the mightiest name of earth.— Abraham 
Lincoln 

One of the greatest captains of the age.— Benjamin 
Franklin. 

Washington is to my mind the purest figure in history.— 
William Ewart Gladstone. 

The grandest, purest, best, 

Of heroes earth has known, 

That man who for his country’s sake, 

Spurned from him crown and throne. 

— C. G. Rosenburg. 

First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his coun¬ 
trymen.— Henry Lee. 

He lives, ever lives in the hearts of the free, 

The wings of his fame spread across the broad sea; 

He lives where the banner of freedom’s unfurled, 

The pride of his country, the wealth of the world. 

—Alfred Tennyson. 

The fame of Washington stands apart from every other 
in history, shining with a truer luster and more 
benignant glory.— Washington Irving. 

The filial love of Washington for his mother is an 
attribute of American manhood, a badge which 
invites our trust and confidence and an indis¬ 
pensable element of American greatness.— Grover 
Cleveland. 


164 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

1 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


a bil'i ty 

cu'ri ous 

in'fi del 

fa nat'ic 

chic'o ry 

ju gu lar 

ju ni per 

how be it 

Jan u a ry , 

in fan cy 

liq ue fy 

im mor al 

dig ni ty 

man i kin 

it er ate 

ep'au let 

cut ler y 

lex i con 

far rier 

di ur'nal 

lib er al 

jan i tor 

grad u al 

ep'i taph 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. How beautiful the silent hour, when morning and 

evening thus sit together, hand in hand, beneath 
the starless sky of midnight!— Longfellow. 

2. The measure of life is not length, but honesty.— Lyly. 

3. He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace 

in his own home.— Goethe. 

4. Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind.— Shakespeare. 

5. Men are seldom blest with good fortune and good 

sense at the same time.— Livy. 


i, 6 

win'do w 
win now 
wil low 


a, u 
pa'tron 
a pron 
da turn 


u, a 
ur'ban 
tur ban 
jour nal 


u, e 
sut tee' 
trus tee 
up heave 



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165 

u, a 

a, e 

1 

i, e 

a, e 

un lace' 

var'let 


pitch'er 

bar'ber 

un safe 

tar get 


with er 

char ger 

un paid 

har ness 


cis tern 

launch er 

un make 

char nel 


di verge' 

char ter 

un veil 

har vest 


in verse 

far ther 

mun'dane 

lar gess 


im merse 

charm er 



2 




MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


reg'i men 

e'go tism 


ed'i flee 

cor'o net 

e con'o my 

stu pe fy 


mor ti fy 

por ti co 

mu lat to 

ec sta sy 


re is'sue 

cas u ist 

pop'u lar 

mod i cum 


or gan ic 

the o rem 

o ro tund 

so pra'no 


the'a ter 

vir tu al 

reg u lar 

re'qui em 


vis i ble 

u ten'sil 

h I 

i, © 

3 

i, a 

a, i 

in vite' 

spi'cer 


syn'tax 

sa'ving 

dis like 

tith er 


zig zag 

wa ving 

in cline 

di verse' 


dis band' 

bail iff 

in quire 

fight'er 


fi nance 

era ving 

in'sight 

ice berg 


im plant 

fail ing 

in spire' 

light er 


gi raffe 

frail ty 



4 




MISCELLANEOUS WORDS . 


trudge 

scorch 


stroll 

sar'dine 

squirm 

throng 


stroke 

Trib une 

morgue 

prance 


clothes 

sau sage 

glance 

spruce 


thought 

host ess 

squirt 

trough 


squeeze 

mile age 

flounce 

fraught 


screech 

heir ess 


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1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

Lives of great men all remind us 
We can make our lives sublime, 

And, departing, leave behind us 
Footprints on the sands of time;— 

Footprints that perhaps another, 

Sailing o’er life’s solemn main, 

A forlorn and ship-wrecked brother, 
Seeing, shall take heart again. 

— Longfellow. 


a, e 

e, 6 

2 

a, e 

a, a 

fau'cet 

fel'low 


clasp'er 

jack'al 

lau rel 

mel low 


dan cer 

lan dau 

quar tet' 

yel low 


mas ter 

hand saw 

a, e 

6, e 

3 

e, ’ 

a, i 

sat een' 

snow'bird 


weak'en 

awn'ing 

cash ier 

coast er 


cheap en 

pal try 

fas cine 

crosier 


hea then 

taw dry 

gran dee 

croak er 


mea sles 

caus tic 

gran tee 

sol dier 


stee pie 

dau phin 

nan keen 

smol der 


sweet en 

haugh ty 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


i> i 

with in' 
chim'ney 
dis miss' 
Eng'lish 
dis till' 
griz'zly 


1 


a, i 

U, 1 

or'chid 

up'side 

or chis 

un wise' 

sor did 

sub lime 

tor pid 

sun'rise 

cor nice 

sub side' 

warn ing 

suf fice 


2 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


en'vi ous 

e lu'so ry 

hex'a gon 

Oc to'ber 

di vi sor 

fur ri er 

pab'u lum 

e lu sive 

im i tate 

med ic al 

how ev er 

grat i fy 

neb u lar 

gran'a ry 

in ex act' 

om i nous 

fed er al 

lit'ur gy 


3 

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


cyn'ic al 
ar ca'num 
cer'ti fy 
di a mond 
au di tor 
chol er a 


man'a cle 
lev el er 
in hab'it 
jus'ti fy 
lo be'li a 
in er tia 


fem'o ral 
grav i ty 
hy gi ene 
fuch si a 
de vi ous 
E ly'sian 


167 

o, I 

com ply' 
col lide 
com bine 
com pile 
con fide 
con cise 


man'a ger 
lev er et 
a cad'e my 
chi me ra 
dig'ni fy 
Ju pi ter 


e pit'o me 
me lod ic 
o va tion 
Nem'e sis 
mum mer y 
oc ci put 


168 


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1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. I see, but cannot reach, the height 
That lies forever in the light.— Longfellow. 

2. The birds pour forth their souls in notes 

Of rapture from a thousand throats.— Wordsworth. 

3. Knowledge is the antidote to fear.— Emerson. 

4. An idler is a watch that wants both hands, 

As useless if it goes as when it stands.— Cowper. 

5. The flood of time is rolling on.— Shelley. 

2 


e,u 

ow, e 


a, i 

o, e 

se'rous 

chow'der 


fair'y 

ful'ler 

ve nous 

doubt er 


rare bit 

cook er 

free dom 

coun ter 


hare lip 

butch er 

spe cious 

foun der 

o 

spare rib 

push er 

o, e 

a, a 

O 

o, i 

e, a 

con'quer 

bal'last 


jon'quil 

de claim' 

con vert' 

gal lant 


lodg ing 

de grade 

hal'berd 

ramp ant 


nos tril 

de prave 

lob ster 

pas chal 


os trich 

de range 

ob verse' 

Sab bath 


pon tiff 

de laine 

pros'per 

scan dal 

4 

prom ise 

gre nade 

u, 6 

0, g 

4 

e, e 

o, 6 

plun'der 

hos'tler 


ve neer' 

op pose' 

muf fler 

fond ler 


be neath 

com mode 

plun ger 

mon ster 


be reave 

com pose 

jug gler 

pros per 


be seech 

com port 

mus ter 

ob serve' 


be tween 

com'post 

pun ster 

proffer 


de plete 

con dole' 



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16t 


1 

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


o pac'i ty 

her'o ism 


ma la'ri a 

mag'ni fy 
an oth'er 

nom i nee' 

fu ner al 


leg'a tee 

mer'cu ry 

horn o nym 


i so late 

de'cen cy 

e pis'tie 

fidg et y 


log ic al 

cit a del. 

dow'a ger 

her o ine 


ka ty did 

in hib'it 

e las'tic 

im ag'ine 

2 

in her'it 

Cza ri na 

i, e 

e, e 

a, u 

u, ’ 

twit'ter 

em' press 


stat'ue 

stum'ble 

whis per 

ex pense' 


cap ture 

tough en 

with ers 

ex press 


stat ute 

trou ble 

vint ner 

fresh'et 


gran ule 

true kle 

whim per 

neg lect' 


rap ture 

truf fle 

whith er 

tern'pest 

Q 

stat ure 

trun die 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


ra'di ate 

lac'te al 


lull'a by 

buf'fa lo 

e ter'nal 

cod i cil 


com pa ny 

prod i gy 

for'mu la 

brev i ty 


pi o neer 

de pos'it 

ig ne ous 

pri va cy 


con ic al 

ig no ble 
eu'pho ny 

pil lo ry 

def i cit 


de liv'er 

ra di ant 

prob i ty 

4 

pit'e ous 

pit i ful 

u, a 

i> ’ 


a, i 

i, i 

rum'mage 

this'tie 


lan'guid 

im pinge' 

ton nage 

trie kle 


pas sive 

im print 

um brage 

vict ual 


lap wing 

in flict 

cour age 

whif fle 


phar ynx 

mid'riff 

gun wale 

twin kle 


lat tice 

in still' 

lug gage 

whis tie 


plas tic 

mis give 


170 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

1 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


so ci'e ty 

o ra'tion 

o pos'sum 

par've nu 

tu i tion 

piv'ot al 

par'a pet 

so lie'it 

vi'a duct 

nul li fy 

mol li fy 

du'ti ful 

par a gon 

tyr an ny 

or der ly 

for ti fy 

mir a cle 

vi o late 

te nu'i ty 

par a sol 

nov el ty 

mod es ty 

vol ca no 

cab i net 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words of the exercise in sentences of your own.) 


The end has come, as come it must 
To all things; in these sweet June days 
The teacher and the scholar trust 
Their parting feet to separate ways. 

They part: but in the years to be 

Shall pleasant memories cling to each, 

As shells bear inland from the sea 

The murmur of the rhythmic beach.— Whittier. 


a, e 

I, a 

u, a 

6, u 

or'der 

vi'brate 

sus tain' 

pro cure' 

north er 

mi grate 

pul'sate 

pro dtice 

ward er 

high way 

up braid' 

A 

pro fuse 

a, 5 

• ? 

m 

0, u 

o, i 

chat'tel 

crip'ple 

col lude' 

chron'ic 

drag gle 

glis ten 

com mune 

con duit 

crac kle 

crim son 

com mute 

con sist' 

drab ble 

grid die 

com pute 

cop'pice 

flat ten 

crin kle 

con duce 

con vict' 

glad den 

driz zle 

con fuse 

dol'phin 


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171 


1 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


di'a lect 

cen'tu ry 

ob'vi ous 

en liv'en 

pli an cy 

po ten cy 

em u lous 

re plev y 

vin e gar 

mov a ble 

sor cer y 

ob'lo quy 

cav al ry 

or i fice 

em u late 

pot ter y 

den si ty 

em pow'er 

nurs er y 

cou ri er 

tit u lar 

mu'sic al 

ob vi ate 

to bac'co 




2 


o, e 

u, i 

i, ’ 

e, e 

com'ment 

mur'rain 

dwin'dle 

de cease' 

com plex 

noth ing 

quib ble 

de feat 

con fess' 

nour ish 

' friz zle 

de plete 

con sent 

pub lish 

quick en 

re ceive 

con tent 

pump kin 

shin gle 

de ceive 

con'cept 

rub bish 

gris tie 

de crease 


3 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


vol'u ble 

ro'se ate 

qual'i ty 

tor pe'do 

pov er ty 

sto ic al 

pre mi er 

pro sa ic 

vi o lent 

ev i dent 

ve hi cle 

va'ri ous 

era ni uni 

en ti'tle 

tor na'do 

cru ci fy 

ob e lisk 

des'ti ny 

pro vi so 

en vel'op 

en no'ble 

top ic al 

u til i ty 

ruf'fian 


172 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

In the course of a mile along the edge of a brook in 
the country, you may study the whole of geography. 
On either hand lie continents; the water between may 
serve for ocean, inland sea, river, or brook, as your fancy 
dictates; the hills form an unknown land where are 
the hidden sources of this Nile; the mill and bridge are 
the towns of its world; the meadow and pasture are the 
plains and highlands by which it passes; it has islands, 
peninsulas, and isthmuses, capes, promontories, and 
reefs .—Ernest Ingersoli. 


2 


a, u 

o, e 

e, u 

e, ow 

sa lute' 

nov'el 

vir'tue 

en dow' 

ma ture 

sol vent 

ver dure 

es pouse 

tra duce 

tor rent 

per jure 

ex pound 


o, a 

i, 6 

3 

a, u 

u, ’ 

boat'man 

knit'ter 

had'dock 

glut'ton 

chlo ral 

min ster 

man sion 

knuc kle 

fore man 

trig ger 

pas sion 

scuf fie 

low land 

shim mer 

saf fron 

grum *ble 

post man 

nip pers 

pad dock 

rough en 

show man 

pitch er 

phan tom 

scut tie 


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173 


6, e 

e, a 

1 

u, e 

a, i 

per'cep t 

peas'ant 

crul'ler 

fan'eied 

ear nest 

rem nant 

flut ter 

flac cid 

per feet 

pen ance 

cul vert 

frag ile 

sher bet 

reg nant 

drum mer 

fran tic 

per plex' 

sex tant 

flus ter 

gas trie 

fer ment 

pen nant 

thun der 

hack ney 


2 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


ex am'ine 

ex am'pie 

pre'mi um 

ex'e cute 

ru'in ous 

va'can cy 

e di'tion 

cru el ty 

tra cer y 

trag e dy 

pu'er ile 

sat is fy 

u til ize 

pyr a mid 

va nil'la 

cur a ble 

sa li ent 

trin i ty 

pu'tre fy 

de vel'op 

va ri'e ty 

va cu'i ty 

cru di ty 

Q 

ex hib it 

o, u 

i, u 

*> 

o, e 

u, i 

con fute' 

gib'bous 

con'test 

cul'prit 

non'suit 

im pulse 

con te^ct 

due tile 

con jure' 

hill ock 

con vent 

cun ning 

con sume * 

in crust' 

cor rect' 

jus tice 

ob scure 

mill'ion 

crock'et 

cup ping 

cos'tume 

pill ion 

of fense' 

mul lein 


From the words in the two following lessons form other 
words by adding to each the endings ly and ness. 


cur'rish 
fit ting 
end less 
fop pish 
joy less 
law less 


4 


pet'tish 

sla'vish 

nerv'ous 

pig gish 

rogu ish 

learn ed 

swi nish 

scraggy 

lim i ted 

sto ic al 

ser vile 

log ic al 

sty lish 

point ed 

hur ried 

smil ing 

re newed' 

kna vish 


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174 

grad'u al 
guard ed 
glar ing 
fa vored 
feigned 
dro'nish 


drunk'en 
ex alt'ed 
crook'ed 
mu sic al 
com ic al 
bru tish 


bless'ed 
sin less 
use less 
win ning 
wit less 
aim less 


art'less 
a bu'sive 
ba'by ish 
bane ful 
book ish 
boor ish 


2 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


sa'ti ate 

in sip'id 

co'pi ous 

sur'ger y 

prog e ny 

mag'ic al 

for ev'er 

pec to ral 

rad ic al 

car a mel 

il le gal 

ro tun'da 

pa tri ot 

pros o dy 

pel'i can 

sum'ma ry 

qui e'tus 

di a gram 

e va'sion 

re gat'ta 

lat'er al 

pau ci ty 

re ga li a 

pen'al ty 


3 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

I ask not wealth, but power to take 
And use the things I have aright; 

Not years, but wisdom that shall make 
My life a profit and delight. 

I ask not that for me, the plan 
Of good and ill be set aside; 

But that the common lot of man 
Be nobly borne and glorified.— Phoebe Cary. 


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175 


1 


i, oi 

e, a 

e, u 

O, 1 

dis join' 

re cant' 

ex ult' 

o blige' 

in'voice 

re fract 

pre'cious 

po lite 

mil foil 

* re lapse 

ques tion 

pro vide 

dis joint' 

re tract 

spec trum 

pro scribe 


2 


i, a 

e, <5 

e, i 

i, u 

in date' 

leath'er 

pen'guin 

in dulge' 

in'grain 

seep ter 

rep tile 

in trust 

in grate 

ped dler 

pen sive 

isth'mus 

in veigh' 

shel ter 

res pite 

king dom 

mis date 

less er 

prem ise 

mis sion 

mis name 

slen der 

rest ive 

symp ton 


3 

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


u'ni form 

per'fi dy 

im'age ry 

in'su lar 

ter ri er 

vis it or 

per ju ry 

lu na tic 

vi ti ate 

du te ous 

her e tic 

cop y ist 

mon i tor 

e ven ing 

car a vel 

pe tu'nia 

or di nal 

per i wig 

de mer'it 

dev o tee' 

su i cide 

fri a ble 

pet'ri fy 

car'a van 


- 

4 


U, 11 

a, u 

i, u 

a, a 

gud'geon 

anx'ious 

die'tion 

band'age 

hum drum 

cas sock 

dis cuss' 

cab bage 

hum mock 

han som 

dis gust 

pack age 

sue cumb' 

fac tion 

dis rupt 

man date 

sue'tion 

gram pus 

di vulge 

sal vage 

sul phur 

fash ion 

fic'tion 

pas sage 


176 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

1 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


pha'e ton 

den'i zen 

in'ter im 

leg'i ble 

dy nam'ic 

car a way 

lar ce ny 

re fu'sal 

cor'o ner 

pol y gon 

ca rot'id 

sub'si dy 

in te ger 

qua! i fy 

po ma turn 

le ni ent 

lum ba'go 

de vi ate 

eat'a ble 

e bri'e ty 

ple'na ry 

pol y pus 

in va lid 

em'per or 

u, ’ 

u, e 

2 

i, 6 

e, i 

chuc'kle 

drug'get 

skim'mer 

sher'iff 

shut fle 

hun dred 

thith er 

wher ry 

crum ble 

mon grel 

skip per 

chem ist 

shut tie 

duch ess 

trig ger 

skep tic 

crum pie 

plum met 

wring er 

tex tile 

snuf fle 

sub ject 

trim mer 

o 

cher ish 

a, e 

o, e 

O 

i, e 

a, u 

chaf'fer 

com peer' 

di gress' 

shal'lop 

pat tern 

con ceal 

crick'et 

trac tion 

scat ter 

com pete 

dis sect' 

sane turn 

cham fer 

con cede 

wick'et 

bank rupt 

plat ter 

con ceit 

chick en 

tran som 

sad dler 

con geal 

dis sent' 

i 

cap tious 


4 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


pol'i tic 

os'se ous 

vit'ri ol 

sec'u lar 

sol u ble 

car ri er 

tes ti fy 

mes ti'zo 

lep ro sy 

ter ri fy 

ur gen cy 

no mad ic 

re gen cy 

vie to ry 

tap i o'ca 

o'pen ing 

pli a ble 

car ri on 

ve ran'da 

e qua'tor 

mo roe'eo 

ed u cate 

re'cen cy 

dra'per y 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


177 


1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. That load becomes light which is cheerfully borne.— 

Ovid. 

2. A sense of elegance we rarely find 

The portion of a mean or vulgar mind.— Cowper. 

3. True power was never born of brutish strength.— 

Lowell. 

4. A heavy heart bears not a nimble tongue.— Shakespeare. 

5. But they that fight for freedom undertake 

The noblest cause mankind can have at stake.— Cowper. 


e, ow 

h ’ 

re doubt' 

light'en 

re dound 

tight en 

re sound 

bright en 

re bound 

fright en 

re nounce 

height en 


o, e 

a, 6 

con demn' 

chap'ter 

con sent 

sam pier 

con nect 

clam ber 

con tend 

shat ter 

con tent 

clat ter 

con temn 

slan der 


a, 6 

i, u 

an swer 

trib'ute 

aft er 

cine ture 

chant er 

tine ture 

plas ter 

scrip ture 

chan dler 

stric ture 


e, i 

i, a 

crev'ice 

pil'lage 

sten cil 

vint age 

den tist 

pin nace 

ten dril 

vil lage 

der rick 

spin ach 

ster ile 

till age 


178 

NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


i 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


em'a nate 

in i'tial 

pi an'ist 

in hu'man 

gro cer y 

lot'ter y 

re cit al 

la con ic 

id i ot'ic 

anx i'e ty 

a'ny bod'y 

maj'es ty 

fin'ic al 

cit'i zen 

clar'i fy 

i dol ize 

hab i tat 

dec i mal 

bal co ny 

flu en cy 

kna ver y 

pa lav'er 

de co'rum 

hal cy on 


o, 6 

a, i 

2 

e, e 

u, e 

con done' 

sap'ling 

re dress' 

sue cess' 

con trol 

tac tile 

pre vent 

trump'et 

con note 

traf fic 

re fleet 

sug gest' 

con sole 

tac tics 

re press 

sus pect 

con yoke 

trans it 

pre empt 

un kempt 

cor rode 

vac cine 

re fresh 

sus pend 




3 



MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


e'qui nox 

re cov'er 

rev'e nue 

o pin'iou 

du bi ous 

tab'u lar 

se ri ous 

nu'cle us 

op er ate 

ver be'na 

rec ti fy 

re un'ion 

nom i nal 

tru'an cy 

sev en ty 

syn'o nym 

mi li'tia 

un a ware' 

rev er ie 

em bar'go 

sen'a tor 

zo ol'o gy 

min a ret 

du'el ist 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


179 


1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

Two thirsty travelers chanced one day to meet 
Where a spring bubbled from the burning sand; 
One drank out of the hollow of his hand, 

And found the water very cool and sweet. 

The other waited for a smith to beat 
And fashion for his use a golden cup; 

And while he waited, fainting in the heat, 

The sunshine came and drank the fountain up. 

—Alice Cary. 

2 


a, a 

u, a 


e, u 

g, e 

a las' 

sew'age 


cen'sure 

fer'vent 

a mass 

Tues day 


flex ure 

ser pent 

a vast 

plu mage 

Q 

press ure 

fer ment 

u, g 

b i 

O 

e, u 

O, l 

s tut'ter 

mis'sive 


pen'sion 

con dign' 

pud dler 

pil grim 


sec tion 

con fine 

sub vert' 

syringe 


ten sion 

con nive 

thun'der 

mis sile 


wel come 

con sign 

sump ter 

vil lain 


ses sion 

com prise 

turn bier 

dis trict 

A 

chest nut 

con spire 

e, ’ 

u, i 

4 : 

a, a 

o, g 

frec'kle 

fur'bish 


gang'way 

hol'ster 

sev enth 

jour ney 


mag nate 

poach er 

trea die 

fur nish 


nar rate' 

shoul der 

fresh en 

sur feit 


pan'cake 

cloth ier 

spec kle 

fur tive 


tram way 

sol dier 

trem ble 

tur bine 


ac quaint 

pos tern 


180 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 


e, e 

a, a 

u, 6 

h ’ 

re lieve' 

gla'cial 

won'der 

smit'ten 

re plete 

phra sal 

scup per 

spin die 

re treat 

spa tial 

shud der 

thim ble 

se crete 

va grant 

slum ber 

stic kle 

se cede 

claim ant 

smoth er 

swin die 

re prieve 

brake man sput ter 

2 

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 

thick en 

se'cre cy 

mim'ic ry 

er rat'ic 

veFsi fy 

re u nite' 

ri ot ous 

im'age ry 

un can'ny 

on'er ous 

syn co pe 

fo li age - 

ret'i nue 

rec to ry 

ref er ee 

hal i but 

scar i fy 

nul li ty 

sev er al 

tax a ble 

em bas sy 


3 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

In every heart some viewless founts are fed' 

From far-off hillsides where the dews were shed. 

On the worn features of the weariest face 
Some youthful memory leaves its hidden trace; 

As in old gardens left by exiled kings 
The marble basins tell of hidden springs, 

But, gray with dust and overgrown with weeds, 
Their choking jets the passer little heeds, 

Till Time’s revenges break their seals away, 

And, clad in rainbow light, the waters play.— Holmes. 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


181 


a, a 

0, 11 

e, a 

e, I 

na'iad 

ob tuse' 

en chant' 

en twine' 

sa trap 

pollute 

en hance 

es quire 

pha lanx 

con elude 

en trance 

gen'tile 



2 


o, i 

e, g 

a, i 

e, u 

soph'ism 

spec'ter 

mar'line 

meas'ure 

trol ley 

heath er 

pars ley 

lec ture 

squal id 

tempt er 

star lit 

ven ture 

was sail 

stretch er 

mar quis 

tex ture 

soph ist 

feath er 

tar nish 

ves ture 

wad ding 

swel ter 

pars nip 

ges ture 


e, e 

dream'er 
east ern 
twee zers 
nei ther 
wiel der 
teach er 


3 


h e 

kitch'en 
mis step' 
skil'let 
thick et 
mis sent' 
tim'brel 


o, u 

pomp'ous 
ros trum 
prod uct 
seal lop 
con front' 
prov'ost 


1 , e 

lin'seed 
mis lead' 
sin cere 
cri tique 
six'teen 
mis deed' 


4 


i, e 

trin'ket 
wit ness 
trip let 
busi ness 
dis pense' 
dis tress 


i, 6 

im prove' 
in trude 
mis rule 
in sure 
si moom 
dis prove 


5, e 

pro fess' 
pro ject 
pro tect 
ro sette 
pro test 
co quette 


o, e 

sol'emn 
war ren 
col lect' 
col'lege 
proj ect 
com mend' 


182 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

1 

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


du'ra ble 

te'di ous 

ca rous'al 

glob'u lar 

er u dite 

ver ti go 

bar'na cle 

ex ult'ant 

ris i ble 

un civ'il 

el e gance 

fu ne re al 

sig ni fy 

min'er al 

el e phant 

im ma ture' 

em er aid 

an ec dote 

hos tel ry 

in'do lent 

ref u gee 

a ver'sion 

il lu'so ry 

ju bi lant 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The wind, the wandering wind 

Of the golden summer eves,— 

Whence is the thrilling magic 

Of its tunes among the leaves?— Hemans. 

2. The scented birch and hawthorn white 
Across the pool their arms unite.— Burns. 

3. Men are neither suddenly rich nor suddenly good.— 

Libanius. 


e, a 
es say' 
hen'bane 
es trange' 
ex change 
mem'brane 


a, a 
or'gan 
dor mant 
cor dial 
gor mand 
ord nance 


3 

a, o 
ram'rod 
pad lock 
Han cock 
match lock 
sham rock 


e 

vor'tex 
tor ment 
for ceps 
for tress 
lor gnette' 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 183 


1 


O, g 

i, a 

i* e 

a, i 

prov'erb 

bri gade' 

in'gress 

graph'ic 

con fer' 

dic'tate 

in quest 

gran ite 

watch'er 

dis dain' 

in spect' 

jas mine 

spot ter 

in flame 

in stead 

jave lin 

stop per 

dis play 

in tense 

lamb kin 

com merce 

gri mace 

kin'dred 

lam prey 

a, 6 

e, i 

2 

i, o 

i, e 

smat'ter 

des'tine 

dis port' 

dis tend' 

crack er 

el lipse' 

dis pose 

gin'seng 

spat ter 

ex tinct 

di vorce 

im mense' 

flat ter 

fes'tive 

im plore 

im press 

stag ger 

her ring 

in toned 

in cense 

stam mer 

let tuce 

in doors 

in fleet 

a, S 

a, i 

3 

i> a 

e, u 

clam'ber 

card'ing 

bil'liards 

chev'ron 

pan ther 

dar ling 

in stant 

ex punge' 

lac quer 

cark ing 

ging ham 

flex'ion 

ham per 

gar nish 

kins man 

lep rous 

pan nier 

carv ing 

dis tant 

men tion 

pam per 

laugh ing 

lin gual 

jeal ous 


4 


From the following words form other words by adding 


to each the 

endings ly and 

ness. 

. 

care'ful 

dole'ful 

hate'ful 

dump'ish 

damp ish 

tune ful 

ru in ous 

harm ful 

dire ful 

help ful 

wist ful 

vi cious 

heed ful 

zeal ous 

typ ic al 

ri ot ous 

tear ful 

wolf ish 

dolt ish 

gain ful 

list less 

self ish 

girl ish 

wish ful 



184 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

'Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

Crooked and dwarfed the tree must stay, 

Nor lift its green head to the day, 

Till useless growths are lopped away. 

And thus doth human nature do; 

Till it hath careful pruning too, 

It cannot grow up straight and true .—Phoebe Cary . 


h 0 

e, u 

2 

o, i 

i, e 

tip'toe 

pre lude' 


con'flict 

lin'den 

wind row 

pre sume 


con vince' 

nick el 

dis close' 

re cluse 


por'ridge 

fig ment 

kins'folk 

se elude 


sol stice 

pig ment 

prim rose 

pre elude 


prov ince 

strin gent 

o, u 

u, a 

3 

a, e 

e, I 

con duct' 

com'pass 


hatch'd 

de cline' 

con suit 

fus tian 


grap nel 

de light 

cor rupt 

cur rant 


hatch et 

de prive 

non'plus 

hus band 


pan dect 

de spise 

nos trum 

cut lass 


latch et 

de spite 

nox ious 

nup tial 


hap less 

de cide 

e, e 

o, e 

4 

e, i 

6, i 

de press' 

loz'enge 


pre mise' 

fer'tile 

ce ment 

op press' 


pre side 

serv ile 

de scend 

por tend 


re cline 

gher kin 

de pend 

pos sess 


re quire 

nerv ine 

de scent 

prob'lem 


re quite 

per sist' 

be friend 

proc ess 


re spire 

serv'ice 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


185 


1 


a, i 

a, 6 

a, 6 

a, ’ 

maud'lin 

man'ner 

gla'cier 

slack'en 

naugh ty 

stam mer 

cham ber 

tram pie 

pal frey 

lan tern 

gla zier 

snaf fle 

scraw ny 

mat ter 

freight er 

span gle 

mawk ish 

swag ger 

gra zier 

wran gle 

plau dit 

man gler 

wait er 

sham ble 


2 


From the following words form other words by adding 
to each the suffixes ly and ness. 


dusk'ish 

fret'ful 

du'te OUS 

flow'ing 

hope ful 

du ti ful 

en vi ous 

pit i ful 

wake ful 

rest ful 

fear ful 

om i nous 

rest ive 

will ing 

play ful 

wasp ish 

ful some 

mass ive 

will ful 

fool ish 

irk some 

pomp ous 

hurt ful 

pain ful 

lout ish 

mind ful 

o 

' need ful 

o dor ous 


O 

DICTATION 

EXERCISE 


(Use the 

words in the exercise 

in sentences of your own.) 

1. See Nature gay as when she first began, 


With smiles alluring her admirer, man. 



She spreads the morning over eastern hills; 

Earth glitters with the drops the night distills. 

— Cowper . 

2. There’s music in the sighing of a reed; 

There’s music in the gushing of a rill.— Byron. 


186 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1, a 

u, a 

di van' 

musk'rat 

dis patch 

mus tang 

dis tract 

sub tract' 

with stand 

sup plant 


i, e 

e, a 

flick'er 

em brace' 

glis ter 

en chain 

im merse' 

en grave 

glit'ter 

en slave 

frit ter 

ex claim 

glim mer 

ex plain 


u, 6 

a, ’ 

broth'er 

grap'ple 

clus ter 

scram ble 

clut ter 

prat tie 

com er 

shac kle 

young ster 

strag gle 

coup ler 

stran gle 


o, a 

e, i 

con tain' 

ceil'ing 

top'sail 

chief ly 

hob nail 

pee vish 

block ade' 

pre cinct 

com plain 

re script 

stock ade 

trea tise 


u, i 

a, 9 

sur mise' 

am'bush 

sur vive 

bash ful 

sur prise 

hand ful 

turn'pike 

man hood 


i, a 

o, S 

ti rade' 

blot'ter 

mis mate 

cob bier 

dis claim 

col lier 

dis place 

con cern' 

dis grace 

con'cert 

dis suade 

con firm' 


o, u 

a, i 

po'tion 

cap'tain 

quo rum 

cap tive 

fore run' 

chal ice 

por'tion 

trans fix' 

roe buck 

tran'quil 

lone some 

san guine 


6, a 

e, a 

lo'cate 

ver'dant 

ro tate 

ver nal 

por tray' 

Ger man 

hoe'cake 

serv ant 

nose gay 

herd man 

fore taste 

mer chanl 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


187 


1 

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


top'most 

car'bine 

ves'sel 

pur loin' 

spe cies 

broad en 

sex tet' 

ty'phoid 

clo sure 

ram part 

car'nage 

tor ture 

stu dent 

car toon' 

har poon' 

tur moil 

ca rouse' 

cord'age 

fail'ure 

vice roy 

ga votte 

car mine 

gar bage 

tra peze' 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exereise in sentences of your own.) 

For the tender beech and the sapling oak, 

That grow by the shadowy rill, 

You may cut down both at a single stroke, 

You may cut down which you will; 

But this you must know, that, as long as they grow, 
Whatever change may be, 

You can never teach either oak or beech 


To be aught but a 

greenwood tree.- 

—Peacock. 



3 


a, 6 

a, e 

u, a 

a, e 

shal'low 

a breast' 

Vul'can 

al'ien 

spar row 

a gainst 

un cial 

base ment 

scaf fold 

ga zelle 

stom ach 

case ment 

flam beau 

ga zette 

sub stance 

state ment 


I 


183 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


I, e 

u, 11 

1 

e, e 

u, i 

sci'ence 

rup'ture 

re quest/ 

sub sist' 

si lent 

evil ture 

re spect 

sub'tile 

si lence 

vul ture 

re venge 

coup ling 

tri dent 

pus tule 

re press 

flour ish 

li cense 

junc ture 

pre tense 

sue cinct' 

stri dent 

punc ture 

re trench 

sun'dries 


u, n 

ii, u 

2 

a, u 

e, a 

sum'mons 

tur'bot 

au gust' 

pre vail' 

tus sock 

sur geon 

au'tumn 

re claim 

unc tion 

mur mur 

cau tion 

re train 

cum brous 

sur plus 

cau tious 

re place 

func tion 

pur pose 

fal chion 

re trace 

junc tion 

stur geon 

nau seous 

re strain 




3 


a, e 

e, e 

b ’ 

ii, i 

ratch'et 

clem'ent 

whit'tie 

scur'vy 

satch el 

es sence 

wrig gle 

stur dy 

seal pel 

pres ent 

writ ten 

wor ship 

span iel 

seg ment 

wrin kle 

nurs ling 

tram mel 

cres cent 

chris ten 

word ing 

mat tress 

pres ence 

scrib ble 

sur plice 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


189 


1 

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


for'tune 

ver bose' 

. du'rance 

sub join' 

dray age 

con join 

in stall' 

pro long 

pro voke' 

en large 

ex elude 

cha rade 

re prove 

hem'lock 

suf fuse 

leak'age 

re proof 

par quet' 

mis call 

sub soil 

ty phoon 

par take 

Nep'tune 

ter race 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. Genius and its rewards are briefly told: 

A liberal nature and a niggard doom, 

A difficult journey to a splendid tomb.— Forster. 

2. Whoever makes great presents expects great presents 

in return.— Martial. 

3. Many receive advice, only the wise profit by it.— Syrus. 

4. Tis distance lends enchantment to the view.— Camp¬ 

bell. 


3 


u, ’ 

o, e 

0, 1 

a, e 

smug'gle 

quar'rel 

foreign 

ap pear', 

snug gle 

com mence' 

glot tis 

ag grieve 

stub ble 

com press 

flor id 

gan'grene 

strug gle 

con dense 

gnos tic 

mal treat' 

shrunk en 

con'gress 

gos ling 

stam pede 


190 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


o, 6 

o, e 

con tour' 

con vene' 

mon soon 

ob lique 

pon toon 

com plete 

ob trude 

con ceive 

con strue 

con'crete 

poltroon 

fron tier 


e, i 

i, u 

re miss' 

vi'eious 

re print 

vis cous 

pre diet 

chip munk 

re build 

dis trust' 

re scind 

in struct 

re strict 

hie'cough 


e, 6 

e, a 

ep'ode 

le'gal 

ex plode' 

ge nial 

ex plore 

me nial 

en croach 

sea man 

en throne 

free man 

thresh'old 

griev ance 


a, u 

6, a 

hei'nous 

port'age 

sta tion 

stor age 

stra turn 

post age 

sua sion 

stow age 

gra cious 

pro bate 

spa cious 

por trait 


a, i 

i, u 

wag'gish 

piv'ot 

blan dish 

sym bol 

bran dish 

fric tion 

car riage 

win some 

chap lain 

tril lion 

lan guish 

mis trust' 


3 


b i 

a, e 

vi'king 

ha'tred 

vi rile 

sa cred 

ti dings 

sta men 

ti grish 

wait ress 

light ning 

staid ness 

spright ly 

trai tress 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


191 


1 

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


mes'sage 
sur name 
pro file 
pri vate 
sar casm 
peer age 


fur'lough 
sha green' 
break'age 
pro rogue' 
brace'let 
ap plause' 


al low' 
mur'der 
fur ther 
an nounce' 
mort'gage 
thral dom 


turn'spit 
ab struse' 
sham poo 
sen'tence 
pro claim' 
pro trude 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

The muffled drum's sad roll has beat 
The soldier's last tattoo; 

No more on Life's parade shall meet 
That brave and fallen few. 

On Fame's eternal camping-ground 
Their silent tents are spread, 

And Glory guards, with solemn round, 

The bivouac of the dead.— O’Hara. 


o, ’ 

t wad'die 
squab ble 
thros tie 
throt tie 


u, I 

sup ply' 
up'right 
some times 
sub scribe' 


3 

a, e 

scar'let 
bar bette' 
gaunt'let 
calm ness 


e, e 

re verse' 
re search 
pre serve 
re hearse 


THOMAS JEFFERSON 

Born at Shad well, Va., April 2, 1743 ; died at Monticello, 
» July 4, 1826. 


Va. 



NEW STANpARD SPELLER 193 

DICTATION EXERCISE 
JEFFERSON 

I never had an opinion in politics or religion which I 
was afraid to own. A costive reserve on these subjects 
might have procured me more esteem from some people, 
but less from myself.— Letter to Francis Hopkinson. 

Calculation has convinced me that circumstances may 
arise, and probably will arise, wherein all the resources of 
taxation will be necessary for the safety of the State. 
For though I am decidedly of the opinion we should take 
no part in European quarrels, but cultivate peace and 
commerce with all, yet who can avoid seeing the source of 
war, in the tyranny of those nations who deprive us of 
the natural right of trading with our neighbors.— Letter 
to George Washington. 

All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that 
though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, 
that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the 
minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must 
protect, and to violate would be oppression. 

But every difference of opinion is not difference of 
principle. 

Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with 
the government of himself. Can he, then, be trusted with 
the government of others ?— Extracts from Jefferson’s First 
Inaugural Address. 



194 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Words pronounced alike, or nearly so, but spelled differently. 


Gj i) Oj o, a, ft 

pen'cil, — to write, or draw, 
with. 

pen sile, hanging. 

fer'ule, a flat piece of wood, a 
ruler. 

fer rule, a ring of metal put 
round a cane, or other sim¬ 
ilar object. 

mar'shal, an officer; to arrange. 

mar tial, military, warlike. 


e, e, e, a, a, o, i, o, e 
pend'ent, hanging, suspended, 
pend ant, something suspend¬ 
ed; an eardrop; an appen¬ 
dix. 

strait, narrow; narrow passage, 
straight, not crooked. 

prof'it, gain, benefit, 
proph et, one that prophesies. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 


(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The lead in this pencil breaks too easily. 

2. The long, pensile branches of the birches.— Howitt. 

3. The master was wont to use the ferule for the most 

trifling offenses on the part of his pupils. 

4. The ferrule of my cane is loose. 

5. The marshal rode at the head of his troops. 

6. Now martial law commands us to forbear.— Pope’s 

Homer. 

7. Often their tresses, when shaken, with pendent icicles 

tinkle.— Longfellow. 

8. Some hang upon the pendants of her ear.— Pope. 

9. He brought him through a darksome narrow strait 
To a broad gate all built of beaten gold.— Spenser. 

10. And the crooked shall be made straight.— Bible. 

11. This I speak for your own profit.— Bible. 

12. Aaron, thy brother, shall be thy prophet.— Bible. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


195 


1 

Words 'pronounced alike, or nearly so, but spelled differently, 
h a, i, e, 6 

slight, unimportant, trifling, 
small. 

sleight, dexterity, skill. 

can'did, fair, impartial, frank, 
can died, made into candy; 
preserved in sugar; honeyed. 

de serf/, merit; to forsake, 
des sert, a service of pastry, 
fruits, etc. 

2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. Some firmly embrace doctrines upon slight grounds. 

— Locke. 

2. Lookers-on feel most delight, 

That least perceive the juggler’s sleight.— Butler. 

3. Laugh where we must, be candid where we can.— Pope. 

4. Let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp.— Shake¬ 

speare. 

5. His reputation falls far below his desert.— Hamilton. 

6. At your dessert bright pewter comes too late, 

When your first course was well served up in plate. 

— King. 

7. The troops were required to demean themselves with 

civility. — M acaulay. 

8. Of fair demesnes . . . nobly trained.— Shakespeare. 

9. I like thy counsel.— Shakespeare. 

10. An old lord of the council rated me.— Shakespeare. 

11. The colonel extracted the kernel of the nut. 


e, e, ow, e, ow, i, e, u 
de mean', to behave; to degrade, 
de mesne, a lord's chief manor 
place; an estate in land; a 
park. 

coun'sel, advice; prudence, 
coun cil, a body of men consti¬ 
tuting an advisory assembly. 

ker'nel, essential part of a seed, 
colo nel, chief officer of a regi¬ 
ment. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


196 


1 


i, a 

h o 

a, i 

a, i 

mid'land 

dis perse' 

bask'ing 

morn'ing 

quin tal 

spin'ster 

dan cing 

mor tise 

dis tance 

splin ter 

ghast ly 

mor phine 

flip pant 

sprin ter 

mass ive 

fort night 

in stance 

blis tered 

mas tiff 

tor toise 

pit tance 

trick ster 

grasp ing 

warn ing 


2 

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


lat'i tude 

ul'ti mate 


so'cia ble 

oc ca'sion 

ne ga'tion 

ve rac'i ty 


tol er ate 

nav'i gate 

pho net ic 

vex a tion 


ser e nade 

mil i tant 

pleu'ri sy 

vi cin i ty 


po si'tion 

in dus try 

sen ti nel 

warrant y 


pos'si ble 

fu gi tive 

tel e gram 

un du late 

3 

rhet o ric 

ig no rant 

i, a 

e, i 

g, i 

e, e 

vis'age 

ten'sile 


ver'dict 

de'cent 

in nate 

trel lis 


ver meil 

re cent 

frig ate 

ves tige 


ker chief 

re gent 

mint age 

pres tige 


skir mish 

fre quent 

crib bage 

splen did 


ster ling 

se quence 

shrink age 

wres tling 

A 

whirl wind 

treat ment 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


team'ster 

cap'sule 


de spoil' 
all'spice 

re prieve' 

con tract' 

lar board 


ward'robe 

con'trast 

con trite 


al though' 

guid ance 

char coal 

com pound' 


squad'ron 

fore sight 

con trive' 

con found 


dis cern' 

priest ess 

twee'zers 

re trieve 


de stroy 

non sense 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


197 


1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

Stand by the Flag! Its stripes have streamed in glory, 
To foes a fear, to friends a festal robe, 

And spread in rhythmic lines the sacred story 
Of freedom’s triumphs over all the globe. 


Stand by the Flag! On land and ocean billow, 

By it your-fathers stood, unmoved and true; 
Living, defended; dying, from their pillow 

With their last blessing passed it on to you.— Wilder. 


e, u 

e, a 

pleas'ure 

pre pare' 

sched ule 

re pair 

treas ure 

re swear 

e, a 

o, e 

spe'cial 

con serve' 

en trance 

con verge 

fresh man 

con verse 

hench man 

squan'der 

pheas ant 

mon ster 

pleas ant 

lob sters 


2 


i, ow 

u 

im pound' 

sor'ghum 

dis count 

gor geous 

dis mount 

por poise 

u, e 

i, a 

huck'ster 

rid'dance 

grum bier 

bril liant 

shuf fler 

Christ mas 

snuf fers 

hin drance 

stum bier 

quit tance 

sub merge' 

wind lass 


4 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


mod'er ate 
mo not'o ny 
op'po site 
nu mer ous 
sal u ta ry 
pop ulace 


ob'li gate 
mo nop'o ly 
mack'er el 
lin i ment 
ju di'cial 
ker'o sene 


in'ter est 
mis no'mer 
gran'u lar 
ex ca vate 
fa cil'i ty 
im po lite' 


em'i grant 
de liv'er y 
co in cide' 
bar'on ess 
cas u al ty 
ver bi age 


198 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 


h 1 

u, u 

h i 

a, 6 

im ply' 

lunch'eon 

mis'chief 

af ford' 

lig'nite 

lus cious 

phthis ic 

rap port 

dis guise' 

lus trous 

pris tine 

ap proach 

in scribe 

scul lion 

shil ling 

stan'hope 

mid'night 

won drous 

skit tish 

trans port 

ship wright 

scutch eon 

2 

thrill ing 

trans pose' 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


ver'tic al 

in'fan try 

cru'ci fix 

fac to'turn 

sat u rate 

lau da num 

bas i lisk 

em'i nence 

trav es ty 

ap pen'dix 

de lir'i um 

an te date 

ul te'ri or 

glos'sa ry 

beau'ti fy 

bar ber ry 

va ca tion 

lit i gant 

ex e crate 

de lu'sion 

um brel la 

how it zer 

Q 

grad u ate 

de mean or 


O 

DICTATION 

EXERCISE 



(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. Sweet shadows of twilight! how calm they repose, 
While the dewdrops fall soft in the breast of the rose! 
How blest to the toiler his hour of release 

When the vesper is heard with its whisper of peace! 

— Holmes. 

2. I stood upon the hills when heaven’s wide arch 
Was glorious with the sun’s returning march. 

— Longfellow. 

3. The wilderness has a mysterious tongue.— Shelley. 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


199 


1 


a, 6 

e, ’ 


e, e 

b e 

palm'er 

tres'tle 


wheth'er 

in trench' 

park er 

wres tie 


west ern 

min'strel 

saun ter 

length en 


shep herd 

mis tress 

part ner 

threat en 


slen der 

mis spell' 

laugh ter 

Strength en 


trench er 

vi gnette 

a, i 

o, e 

2 

a, u 

i, e 

var'nish 

con'quest 
con tempt' 
crotch'et 


fac'tious 

dis creet' 

far thing 


sane tion 

in crease 

jaun dice 


hand cuff 

in trigue 

star ling 

prog ress 


frac tion 

phy sique 

car tridge 

pros pect 


trac tion 

dis please 

par tridge 

knowl edge frac tious 

3 

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 

sixteenth 

va'gran cy 

op'ta tive 


prel'a cy 

ni'tro gen 

to geth'er 
lib'er ate 

mul ber ry 


cu ra'tor 

mon e ta ry 

re la'tion 


in fin i ty 

op ti mist 

re vi'sion 

punc'tu al 


lae'er ate 

sem i tone 

pet'u lant 

in fi nite 


pu ni tive 

sen si ble 

sep a rate 

le gal ize 


ret i cule • 

rhap so dy 

a, e 

e, a 

4 

h i 

a, i 

stag'ger 

spec'tral 


dis tinct' 

trans mit' 

stam mer 

tres pass 


in'stinct 

van'quish 

trans fer' 

break fast 


lin guist 

hack neyed 

trav'erse 

sem blance 


strip ling 

scant ling 

strag gler 

trench ant 


twink ling 

wrang ling 

trans verse' 

venge ance 


strych nine 

tran script 


200 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

1 


MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


le ga'tion 

an'te lope 

hec'a tomb 

hu mil'i ty 

mil'i ta ry 

em pha sis 

im mi nent 

col'o nize 

spu ri ous 

fa vor ite 

ab di cate 

ben e fice 

vag a bond 

be hav'ior 

im mod'est 

co lo'ni al 

pic a yune 

col'lo quy 

lo cal i ty 

fe lie i ty 

des o late 

gra tu'i ty 

grid'i ron 

en deav or 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1- What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is 
to a human soul.— Addison. 

2. Severity is allowable when gentleness has no effect.— 

Corneille. 

3. Jails and state prisons are the complements of schools; 

so many less as you have of the latter, so many 
more you must have of the former.— Horace Mann. 

4. Most people would succeed in small things if they were 

not troubled with great ambition.— Longfellow. 


a, a 

tank'ard 
back ward 
Span iard 
scab bard 


o, c 

court'ier 
road ster 
shoul der 
pos tern 


3 

6, i 

poul'try 
cloth ing 
poul tice 
rogu ish 


ow, i 
foun'dry 
foun tain 
moun tain 
found ling 


t 


201 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 

1 

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


an te'ri or 
dem'o crat 
va ri ance 
tri chi'na 
tri'col or 
stat u a ry 


lem on ade' 
ric o chet 
pick'er el 
op u lence 
mon i to ry 
pur su'ant 


in'fa mous 
po lem'ics 
in fe ri or 
quan'da ry 
mul ti pie 
or an ger y 


pin'na cle 
rid i cule 
le ni en cy 
so lu'tion 
the ol o gy 
vas'e line 


a, e 

u, e 

2 

a, I 

i, 5 

pam'phlet 

but'tress 

quag'mire 

griz'zle 

shrap nel 

hunt ress 

af fright' 

pric kle 

chal lenge 

sup press' 

chas tise 

shriv el 

tran scend' 

sus pense 

sap'phire 

sprin kle 

trans gress 

rough'ness 

tran spire' 

strick en 



3 

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS 


de mol'ish 

im mor'tal 

el'o quent 

ret'i cent 

an'ti dote 

ab lu tion 

ap er ture 

pi quan cy 

e lec'tric 

i de al ize 

de mur'rer 

or a to'ri o 

ex'pe dite 

gut'tur al 

veg'e tate 

mu ni'tion 

bev er age 

con tra ry 

the o rize 

quan'ti ty 

con sid'er 

be wil'der 

sol ven cy 

in form'al 

guard'ian 

fab'u lous 

leth ar gy 

prox'i mo 


202 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 


o, u 
nod'ule 
vol ume 
pos ture 
glob ule 


u, e 


a, a 


scrive'ner 
scrib bier 
sprin kler 
trick ster 


sul'len 


ap praise 
cam paign 
stag'nate 
trans late' 


pun gent 
un guent 
judg ment 


2 


DICTATION EXERCISE 


(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 


1. The hearts of men are their books; events are their 

tutors; great actions are their eloquence.— Macau¬ 
lay. 

2. It is in general more profitable to reckon up our defects 

than to boast of our attainments.— Carlyle. 

3. In every thorn delightful wisdom grows; 

In every rill a sweet instruction flows.— Young. 

4. Politeness promotes beauty in him who possesses it, 

and happiness in those about him.— Beecher. 

5. The silence that accepts merit as the most natural 

thing in the world, is the highest applause.— 
Emerson. 

6. The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it. 


3 


u, e 

skew'er 
su perb' 
pew'ter 


e, I 

be stride' 
de scribe 
de spite 


a, o a, i 

rain'bow plain'tiff 

scape goat plain tive 

waist coat sleigh ing 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


203 


1 

Words pronounced alike, or nearly so, but spelled differently. 


o, a, a, a, u 

rot, to putrefy; corruption, 
decay. 

wrought, worked, performed. 

draft, a drawing; to draw; 
order for payment of money. 

draught, a drawing, sketch; 
a drink. 

han'som, a kind of carriage. 

hand some, comely, graceful, 
liberal. 


u, 6, e, e, a, e, a, u 
bor'ough, incorporated town, 
bur row, a hole dug by animals 
for shelter; to dig. 

weth'er, a male sheep, 
weath er, state of the air; to 
endure, sustain. 

bar'ren, sterile, fruitless, empty, 
bar on, a rank of nobility 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. His cattle must of rot and murrain die.— Milton. 

2. The change shall please, nor shall it matter aught 
Who works the wonder, if it be but wrought.— Cowper. 

3. They'seized all animals fit for draft or burden. 

4. With a plenteous draught revive thy soul.— Pope’s 

Homer. 

5. The gentleman hailed a passing hansom. 

6. Handsome is as handsome does.— Old Proverb. 

7. King of England shalt thou be proclaimed 
In every borough.— Shakespeare. 

8. The frightened hare ran into its burrow. 

9. My wether's bell rings doleful knell.— Shakespeare. 

10. Fair weather cometh out of the north.— Bible. 

11. Some schemes will appear barren of hints and matter. 

— Swift. 

12. Next morn the baron climbed the tower.— Scott. 



204 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

Words 'pronounced alike, or nearly so, but spelled differently. 


a, a, i, a, i, ’ u, a, u, e 
cham pagne', a kind of wine, 
cham paign, flat, open country; 
a field. 

prin'ci pal, chief, 
prin ci pie, ultimate cause; rule 
of action. 

cur'rant, a kind of berry, 
cur rent, running, flowing, pass¬ 
ing. 


I, a, o, i, e, a 
bri'dal, a marriage, wedding, 
bri die, headstall with bit and 
reins; check, restraint; to 
restrain. 

com'pli ment, praise, flattery, 
com pie ment, that which fills 
up, or supplies, a deficiency. 

con'fi dent, trustful, sure, 
con fi dant, a bosom friend. 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The bottles were filled with champagne. 

2. Through Alpine vale, or champaign wide.— Words¬ 

worth. 

3. Wisdom is the principal thing.— Proverbs. 

4. The soul of man is an active principle.— Tillotson. 

5. The currant must escape, 

Though her small clusters imitate the grape.— Tate. 
*6. Your fire-new stamp of honor is scarce current.— 
Shakespeare. 

7. The bridal party were on their way to church. 

8. But the thoughts we cannot bridle 

Force their way without the will.— Byron. 

9. To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be 

loved.— Macdonald. 

10. History is the complement of poetry.— Sir J. Stephen. 

11. I am confident that I shall succeed. 

12. He became my constant companion and confidant. 



NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


205 


1 

2 

Kis'met 

Chi nook' 

sa ti'e ty 

tim'or ous 

im pris on 

ve loc'i ty 

mu si cian 

aph'o rism 

op er at'ic 

em phat'ic 

rev'er end 

fal'li ble 

lig a ment 

bi en'ni al 

sor cer er 

cour'te sy 

lig a ture 

in i'ti ate 

rev er ent 

ra'di a tor 

pie be'ian 

mo bil ize 

o rac u lar 

or na ment 

mit'i gate 

plat i num 

ra di ance 

mar i gold 

in di cate 

rose ma ry 

sa pi ent 

so no'rous 

em i grate 

ple'o nasm 

ap pe tite 

or di na ry 

det o nate 

mod u late 

ven det'ta 

ra pac'i ty 

tap'es try 

in fu sion 

spe cif'ic 

sa van na 

mas'sa ere 

scap'u la 

ro ta'tion 

in iq'ui ty 

a bun dant 

vas'eu lar 

im pe ri al 

tan gi ble 

he red i ty 

spec i men 

cov'e nant 

ca lam'i ty 

fer ven cy 

ma te ri al 

en cum'ber 

ro man tic 

apt'i tude 

sex'tu pie 

di ag'o nal 

pop u late 

a but ment 

vend i ble 

lo ca tion 

te nac'i ty 


3 

4 

sem' i nar 

bob'o link 

con tin'ue 

fa mil'iar 

hab'i tude 

e nor mous 

ab nor'mal 

a pos tate 

im mu ni ty 

de ri sion 

ha bit u al 

ve nal i ty 

cor'po ral 

to mor row 

bin na cle 

sol'i ta ry 

tom a hawk 

hand i cap 

va por ize 

im pos'tor 

de sir'ous 

ab'ro gate 

ap par ent 

ab so lute 

em bold en 

im pu'ni ty 

far'ei cal 

he pat i ca 

bound a ry 

ca jol er y 

cop per as 

fea'si ble 

re ac'tion 

ver dan cy 

mor'al ize 

de vo'tion 

or tho dox 

ap'po site 

sar do nyx 

en cir'cle 

ru mi nate 

fem'i nine 

mas to don 

cal a bash 

sou ve nir' 

ere a'tion 

tax a'tion 

in ac tion 

or'ga nize 

ve'he ment 

mul ti ply 

di a logue 

in nu en'do 

a qua'ri um 

spec'i fy 

en dan ger 

man i fold 

fes'ti val 

cal en dar 

cov e tous 

spec u lum 

her it age 

te mer'i ty 

im plic'it 

mu'ti late 

in im i cal 

o ver seer 

ex'pi ate 


206 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

2 

3 

4 

hes'i tate 

so lid'i fy 

sat'ir ist 

ma ter'nal 

cream er y 

can'is ter 

ro ta to ry 

can'ni bal 

fi del'i ty 

mar i time 

sal i va ry 

spec ular 

e ner vate 

nun ner y 

o ver ture 

ten den cy 

aq'ue duct 

in her'ent 

mu ti neer' 

ver si cle 

di am'e ter 

rec're ant 

red'o lent 

die ta'tor 

aq'ui line 

cred i ble 

ca pac'i ty 

sed'i ment 

fil a ment 

fla min'go 

me chan ic 

pal met'to 

cred i tor 

en gi neer' 

e va sive 

mus'eu lar 

hi lar'i ty 

ar'gu ment 

in'no cent 

in so lent 

im prop er 

dil a to ry 

myr mi don 

en tan'gle 

a cad e my 

ver te bra 

pal i sade 

med'i cine 

lo gi cian 

ten e ment 

san a tive 

car di nal 

hom'i tide 

sti let'to 

ru bi cund 

stim u lus 

ten ta cle 

ac cou ter 

car ni val 

pre am ble 

vie i nage 

hu'man ize 

me di a tor 

nar cot'ic 

dil i gent 

crit ic al 

en vi'rons 

reg'is ter 

ar ma ment 

fo ren'sic 

mu'ti nous 

in sig'ni a 

fu mi gate 

di min ish 

pan o ra'ma 

cu'bic al 

crim i nal 

vin'eu lum 

se di'tion 

me lo'de on 

hos pi tal 

ter mi nal 

ru'di ment 

cat'a comb 

ac ci dent 

sto i cism 

sac ris ty 

strat e gy 


5 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

{Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 
Now the golden morn aloft 
Waves her dew-bespangled wing, 

With vermeil cheek and whisper soft 
She woos the tardy spring; 

Till April starts, and calls around 
The sleeping fragrance of the ground, 

And lightly o’er the living scene 

Scatters his freshest, tenderest green.— Gray . 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


207 


1 

2 

ter'mi nus 

hy'a cinth 

vi o lence 

in ci dent 

dis a gree' 

ac cred'it 

dis as'ter 

ac'cu rate 

ar'ro gant 

in ci'sion 

e qual ize 

hy'dro gen 

trip per y 

cu cum ber 

crock er y 

fru i'tion 

sa gac'i ty 

fur'be low 

cat'a ract 

cru ci ble 

stu di ous 

hon or a ry 

tes ta'tor 

in ci'sive 

vig'i lant 

ac cus tom 

dis cov'er 

man'do lin 

ar'ti fice 

hor ri ble 

e nor'mi ty 

cul pa ble 

ni'hil ism 

vi vac'i ty 

reg is try 

dis ci pie 

in su late 

dis hon or 

mil li ner 

as pir ant 

se ren'i ty 

en'vel ope 

ce ler i ty 

ad e quate 

sub ur ban 

gas o line 

ter'ri ble 

cur ren cy 

in ter mit' 

chap er on 

rel'a tive 

syc a more 

no bil'i ty 

the mat'ic 

par'al lei 

voc'a tive 

re li'ance 

di vi'sion 

in'ti mate 

as sas sin 

mem o rize 

ev'i dence 

sib i lant 

ad he'sion 

in un'date 

chiv'al ry 

re lig ion 

sym me try 


3 

4 

es'ti mate 
ar ro gate 
dis a vow' 

in som' ni a 
reg'u late 
nau ti cal 

vir tu o'so 

par a digm 

ter'ra pin 

sed a tive 

stul ti fy 

neb ulous 

cat a pult 
me mo'ri al 

reg i cide 
me rid'i an 

fu sil ier' 

cav a lier' 

ad di'tion 

sanc'ti ty 

en treat y 

met a phor 

as bes tos 

in te'ri or 

dis or der 

reg'i ment 

vir'u lent 

neg a tive 

tern po ral 
sub poe'na 

par a dise 
sed u lous 

hyp not ic 

as per'i ty 

in de cent 

div'i dend 

in'di gent 

vo ca'tion 

lit er a ry 

ter rif ic 

cu pid'i ty 

su pe ri or 

gel'a tine 

cham'pi on 

ad her'ent 

ser vi tor 

e ter ni ty 

med i tate 

ge om e ter 

as sem'ble 

cus'to mer 

doc'u ment 

i den'ti ty 

vo li'tion 

lu'mi na ry 

tri'cy cle 

cyl in der 

syl la ble 

ge om'e try 

chem ic al 

ad he sive 

sim pli fy 

ex ac tion 

med i cate 

ad ja cent 

gal van'ic 

ad'ju tant 

ex em plar 


208 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 

(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 
A country life is sweet! 

In moderate cold and heat, 

To walk in the air, how pleasant and fair, 

In every field of wheat, 

The fairest of flowers adorning the bowers, 
And every meadow's brow; 

So that I say, no courtier may 
Compare with them who clothe in gray, 
And follow the useful plow.— Anon. 

2 


o, a 

u, a 

o, a 

o, ow 

war'rant 

sur'face 

co act' 

pro found' 

con stant 

fur nace 

ro mance 

pro pound 

quad rant 

pur chase 

pro tract 

pro nounce 

3 

4 

5 

6 

pop'u lous 

pos'i tive 

ge ra'ni um 

as sess'or 

pa la'tial 

tu ber cle 

daf'fo dil 

do min ion 

no ta tion 

vo rac'i ty 

i dol'a ter 

vo'ta ress 

in vei gle 
mil'i tate 

dom'i cile 
as sem'bly 

lu'mi nous 
ad mon'ish 

a dop'tion 
tu'te lage 

sim u late 

ex ec u tor 

de bil i ty 

pret er it 

a dor'a ble 

rel'e gate 

in ter nal 

voy a geur 

sym'pa thy 

af fi'ance 

min'is ter 

do na'tion 

cir cu lar 

pal'pa ble 

skel e ton 

as sign ee' 

ad vi'so ry 

nau se ate 

al der man 

ex'er cise 

si'ne cure 

af flu ent 

ci vil'i ty 

gen er ous 

min i mize 

par a site 

sym'pho ny 

dec i mate 

ad vo cate 

re mem'ber 

al ien ate 

i dol'a try 

in te gral 

a lac ri ty 

al le go ry 

as ton ish 

ex er'tion 

il lu sion 

al li'ance 

mac a ro'ni 

gen'i tive 

a troc i ty 

u biq ui ty 

bar bar'ic 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


209 


1 

dec'o rate 
ath let'ic 
de co rous 
ig'no min y 
lit i gate 
lo cal ize 
vi tal ize 
civ il ize 
sin gu lar 
min is try 
in trep'id 
rel'e vant 
par ox ysm 
nom i nate 
prod i gal 
u ni verse 
al ti tude 
mo bil'i ty 
sin'is ter 
san i ta ry 
clas si fy 
vo cal ize 
scim i tar 
co a lesce' 
ju've nile 
a me'na ble 
up heav al 
prop'er ty 
cog i tate 
sal i vate 
o bit'u a ry 
pa vil ion 
ped'a go gy 
wise a ere 


2 

de fi'ance 
at'ti tude 
ger mi nal 
ex i gen cy 
dis loy'al 
ven'er ate 
op po'nent 
par'a lyze 
ren e gade 
in ter val 
mi nor'i ty 
al'pha bet 
ul cer ate 
prob a ble 
in ti ma cy 
rep ar tee' 
par'ti cle 
nu mer ate 
ob du rate 
par ti san 
re plev'in 
in va sion 
mo las ses 
am'e thyst 
kan ga roo' 
sanc'ti fy 
prop er ty 
ur ban'i ty 
proph'e cy 
ma la'ri al 
tarn'a rack 
pro hib'it 
sem'i na ry 
u su'ri ous 


3 

pre'vi ous 
syn op'sis 
at tor ney 
de ci pher 
im'be cile 
au dac'i ty 
syl lab ic 
gar'ri son 
es pe'cial 
do mes tic 
del'e gate 
au di ence 
mag a zine 
au to crat 
re pris'al 
pass'o ver 
o be'di ent 
vol'a tile 
clem en cy 
pa ter'nal 
vol can ic 
ir'ri gate 
tal is man 
pro vi'sor 
gos'sa mer 
ex ist'ent 
dom'i nate 
sat ir ize 
co he'sion 
way'far er 
dom i neer' 
scru'ti ny 
del i ca cy 
ped es tal * 


4 

ded'i cate 
ex po'nent 
gi gan tic 
sur'gi cal 
pri me'val 
al lu sion 
bach'e lor 
au tum'nal 
ma gi cian 
de crep it 
dom'i nant 
e ven'tu al 
gen'er ate 
tab u late 
cler ic al 
sar don'ic 
moe'ea sin 
am bi'tion 
un wield y 
am bro sia 
pro lif ic 
mis tak en 
pa thet ic 
ren'o vate 
ob du ra cy 
ir ri tate 
am i ca ble 
mol e cule 
am pu tate 
lav a to ry 
mag ne'sia 
tam'a risk 
ex ter'nal 
so bri e ty 


210 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

DICTATION EXERCISE 


(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods; 

There is a rapture on the lonely shore; 

There is society where none intrudes 
By the deep sea, and music in its roar. 

I love not man the less, but Nature more, 
From these our interviews, in which I steal 
From all I may be, or have been before, 

To mingle with the universe, and feel 

What I can ne’er express, yet cannot all conceal. 


e, o 

e, i 

re course' 

re'print 

re proach 

year ling 

re source 

spear mint 

3 

4 

scrof'u la 

mag no'lia 

def i nite 

proph'e sy 

ex plic'it 

tarn a rind 

gov'ern or 

ex te'ri or 

sub serve' 

val'iant 

trom'bone 

ru brie 

ha rangue' 

sure ty 

frac'ture 

whee die 

frag ment 

heart en 

gran deur 

sharp en 

nui sance 

fid dler 

stag nant 

neigh bor 

mon o gram 

pun gen cy 

lax a tive 

del i cate 



— Byron. 

e, e 

h o 

cy'clone 

veftex 

squir rel 

mi crobe 

terse ness 

side board 

5 

6 

re sem'ble 

em bez'zle 

ob liv ion 

ped'i gree 

lav'en der 

re pub'lie 

mo men'turn 

ob'sta cle 

suffrage 

prac tice 

con vulse' 

per ceive' 

stran'ger 

quad roon 

mar riage 

per spire 

per force' 

thir'teen 

pol troon 

trans fuse' 

sand'wich 

trans mute 

per verse' 

mon'strous 

pe cul'iar 

mon u ment 

sol'i tude 

mos qui'to 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 211 


1 

oc'cu pant 
res i dent 
pen du lum 
so dal'i ty 
tol'er ant 
ma hog'a ny 
al'ma nac 
wood bine 
schoon er 
mois ture 
bru nette' 
vis'count 
pru dence 
oint ment 


2 

ma jor'i ty 
pen'i tent 
oc to roon' 
mon'o tone 
of fi'cial 
res'o lute 
dis burse' 
twi'light 
rou lette' 
dor'mouse 
thou sand 
rein deer 
doub loon' 
bou quet 


3 

man'i fest 
trav es ty 
per me ate 
res o nant 
ob so lete 
pe ti'tion 
sur mount' 
grate'ful 
poign ant 
sur cease' 
haw'thorn 
main tain' 
plat'form 
sur round' 


4 

phar'ma cy 
man da rin 
tri an gle 
o mis'sion 
mu'ci lage 
op er a tor 
mus tache' 
sou chong 
mush'room 
scoun drel 
bur lesque' 
chieftain 
frus trate 
tran sient 


5 

con strain' 
pros'trate 
sculp ture 
struc ture 
mael strom 
song stress 
scrim mage 
stan chion 
char ac ter 
de ten'tion 
ac cord ing 
e quiv o cal 
in sid i ous 
e vap o rate 
fu'sil lade 
ich neu'mon 
vul'gar ism 
sou brette' 
rep'er to ry 


6 

vi ti a'tion 
tan'ta lize 
soph is try v 
re pent'ant 
ra di a'tion 
pro ba'tion 
op'er a tive 
mo men'tous 
pat'ri mo ny 
in ver'sion 
mag'ni tude 
in clem'ent 
mod'er a tor 
op press'or 
po lice man 
pro bos cis 
mon'as ter y 
in clu'sive 
ma lig ni ty 


7 

mag'net ism 
in ven'tion 
pa'tri arch 
fur ni ture 
ex u'ber ant 
des'per ate 
ce leb'ri ty 
an tip a thy 
ras cal i ty 
salt pe ter 
ren di tion 
soph'o more 
tract a ble 
vo lun teer' 
treas'ur er 
trib u ta ry 
ig no ranee 
em broid'er 
ad van tage 


212 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


an tip'o des 
em'pha size 
im brogl'io 
ex em pli fy 
gar nish ee' 
pau'per ism 
i sin glass 
liq ui date 


1 

in cor rect' 
mon'o logue 
in sist'ent 
or'ches tra 
po lo naise' 
pro con'sul 
re bel lion 
sal va tion 


re pie'tion 
som'no lent 
tra di'tion 
vul gar i ty 
trum'pet er 
tra ge'di an 
sop o rif'ic 
rep'ri mand 


2 

DICTATION EXERCISE 


(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

But where to find that happiest spot below, 

Who can direct, when all pretend to know? 

The shuddering tenant of the frigid zone 
Boldly proclaims that spot his own, 

Extols the treasures of his stormy seas, 

And his long nights of revelry and ease. 

The naked negro, panting at the line, 

Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine, 

Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, 

And thanks his gods for all the good they gave. 
Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, 

His first, best country ever is at home.— Goldsmith. 


sanc'tu a ry 
ran cor ous 
pom pos'i ty 
ra pa cious 
sas'sa fras 
re plen'ish 
south'er ly 


3 

pro fan'i ty 
pom'pa dour 
mo no ma'ni a 
in cum'bent 
lu'bri cate 
i so la'tion 
peas'ant ry 


op'por tune 
or di nance 
pro fess'or 
en com pass 
blue'ber ry 
de tect'ive 
bru tal i ty 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


213 


1 

treach'er y 
ven ti late 
trem u lous 
cal cu late 
or phan age 
det ri ment 
bou le vard 
sat el lite 
en cour'age 
pro fu sion 
im men si ty 
rep re sent' 
sov'er eign 
tar pau'lin 
vin'di cate 
tri um'phal 
in ser tion 
rep'ro bate 
mort ga gee' 
im'mi grant 
ex ten'u ate 
gen e al'o gy 
pen'i tence 
man i fes'to 
can'cer ous 
in dem'ni ty 
mu nic i pal 
man'ner ism 
peace a ble 
gen er a tor 
ex tir pate 
im mi nence 
prom i nent 
en ter tain' 


2 

gar ru'li ty 
ex on er ate 
im i ta'tion 
ex pa'ti ate 
ped'a gogue 
it er a'tion 
lux u'ri ate 
in'cu ba tor 
mor tal'i ty 
in sol vent 
tri en ni al 
in cur sion 
mag'net ize 
i tin'er a cy 
pe nin su la 
gaz et teer' 
im mer'sion 
en light en 
sa ga cious 
re pu di ate 
in'so lence* 
talk a tive 
spe cial ty 
plen ti ful 
pneu mat'ic 
re cep tion 
spec'ta cle 
dil i gence 
o rig'in ate 
ap'pli cant 
ap pre hend' 
os'cil late 
di rec'tion 
a bom i nate 


3 

a pol'o gize 
ap pend age 
en rap ture 
vic'tim ize 
ta ran'tu la 
spas mod ic 
rep re hend' 
rap'tur ous 
plen te ous 
pie thor'ic 
re al is'tic 
a bate'ment 
dex ter i ty 
can'did ate 
ap per tain' 
os'tra cism 
die ta'tion 
ab due tion 
sar cas tic 
tech'nic al 
vouch safe' 
tur'pi tude 
in spect'or 
re pul sion 
mul'ti tude 
in den'ture 
can non ade' 
e nu'mer ate 
pro lix i ty 
i den tic al 
ex'tra dite 
gen til'i ty 
pe cun ia ry 
mar'tyr dom 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


214 

1 

ab o li'tion 
in del'i ble 
mys'ti cism 
req ui site 
in sti tute 
ul ti ma'tum 
tem'per ate 
spec ta'tor 
re cip i ent 
prom e nade' 
e nun'ci ate 
a bun dance 
di rec to ry 
os'tra cize 
ar bi tra ry 
de ter'mine 
shrub'ber y 


2 

sa tir'ic al 
poi'son ous 
po lit'ic al 
rec'tan gle 
sol em nize 
tel e graph 
tur bu lent 
in sur'ance 
res'i dence 
es tab'lish 
pro mo tion 
ar'bi trate 
il leg'i ble 
ex tor tion 
grat'i tude 
pe nu'ri ous 
i ras ci ble 

4 


3 

ca pa'cious 
nar ra tion 
in dig nant 
ma li cious 
in vis i ble 
pen'ni less 
ge og'ra phy 
ex'tri cate * 
id i o mat'ic 
ma lig'nant 
cap'ti vate 
in duct'ive 
nar'ra tive 
res er voir 
in sur'gent 
tyr'an nous 
vo ra'cious 


DICTATION EXERCISE 


(Use the words in the exercise in sentences of your own.) 

1. The truest test of civilization is not the census or the 

size of cities, nor the crops,—no, but the kind of 
men the country turns out.— Emerson. 

2. Oh, many a shaft at random sent 
Finds mark the archer little meant ; 

And many a word at random spoken 

May soothe or wound a heart that’s broken.— Scott. 


spec'u late 
rec og nize 
pon der ous 
por ce lain 
tel e phone 


5 

nav'i ga ble 
in dul'gent 
cap tiv i ty 
mal'le a ble 
ir reg'u lar 


ex trem'i ty 
il log ic al 
ar'mis tice 
pro pel'ler 
er u di'tion 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


215 


in teg'ri ty 
res'o nance 
dis ap pear' 
o'ver sight 
boun te ous 
im ag'in a ry 
fab'ri cate 
guar an tee' 
per'se cute 
ir ri ta ble 
car na'tion 
mar'vel ous 
jo vi al'i ty 
per di'tion 
gym na si um 
fac sim i le 
im'i ta tive 
ar ro gance 
cas ti gate 
in dig'ni ty 
neg'li gent 
re pul'sive 
in ter pose' 
u na nim'i ty 
wit'ti cism 
ter ma gant 
as cend'ant 
dis man tie 
ac quit tal 
sin cer i ty 
ex cel si or 
pro tect or 
prov'en der 
ex cep'tion 


2 

per en'ni al 
gren a dier' 
car'bun cle 
nec es sa ry 
re suit'ant 
in ter fere' 
trous seau 
whim'si cal 
tel e scope 
spher ic al 
dis fig'ure 
ac com pa ny 
sig'nal ize 
ev o lu'tion 
pro pri'e ty 
pros'e lyte 
ex cel lent 
sim pie ton 
port fol'io 
rec om mend' 
por tray'al 
sta bil i ty 
ter'ri to ry 
tyr an nize 
in ter'pret 
neu ral gia 
sit u a'tion 
ad'mi ra ble 
dis re gard' 
as cer tain 
im mu'ta ble 
fe lo ni ous 
ha bit u ate 
per sim mon 


3 

sig'na ture 
ac ces'sion 
por'cu pine 
rec ol lect' 
spir'it u al 
whole some 
u nan'i mous 
re pug nant 
ne fa ri ous 
in'di gence 
ac qui esce' 
dis'lo cate 
ar til'ler y 
im me di ate 
fa ce tious 
gym nas tic 
ju di cia ry 
mas'cu line 
in do lence 
cat a logue 
mat ri mo ny 
ir ra'di ate 
per fu mer y 
hab'it a ble 
fan tas'tic 
im mov a ble 
i tal i cize 
may'or al ty 
cat e chise 
nav i ga tor 
re tal'i ate 
in ter rupt' 
won'der ful 
tes ta ment 


216 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

pos sess'or 
rec'on cile 
pos ter'i ty 
yes'ter day 
u ni ver'sal 
in ter sect' 
rev'er ence 
ne ces'si ty 
as per sion 
ad o ra'tion 
fin an cier' 
pro phet'ic 
per'fo rate 
ju di'cious 
me dal lion 
ca the dral 
in'fer ence 
me di a'tion 
la bo'ri ous 
per'ma nent 
har mon' i ca 
fir'ma ment 
ad ven'ture 
im pa tient 
scav'en ger 
des ti tute 
as sert'ive 
hu mil i ate 
ad ver si ty 
flag'eo let 
prov i dent 
hav er sack 
cel e brate 
men ag'er ie 


2 

in e'bri ate 
in e bri'e ty 
cat'e chism 
mech an ism 
lab y rinth 
per son age 
har bin ger 
fe ro'cious 
in fee tion 
noc tur nal 
in ter vene' 
pal'a ta ble 
ut ter ance 
mar ma lade 
tes ti mo ny 
rec ti tude 
as sail'ant 
di ver si ty 
so'cial ist 
ex clu'sion 
las'si tude 
meg a phone 
cav al cade 
in firm'a ry 
per pet u al 
haz'ard ous 
pro vi'so ry 
fi nan cial 
ad'ver tise 
hyp no tize 
as sist'ant 
dex'ter ous 
in sur'a ble 
pes'ti lent 


3 

im par'tial 
as par a gus 
ad mis sion 
so bri quet' 
ex cheq'uer 
pro vi sion 
so ci al'i ty 
di ver'sion 
po'ten tate 
stat u to ry 
tern po ra ry 
val en tine 
pag eant ry 
in ter view 
non en'ti ty 
re ten tion 
ret'i cence 
no to ri'e ty 
in tro duce' 
val u a'tion 
te na'cious 
stim'u lant 
prec e dent 
ex cur'sion 
sci'en tist 
ex e cu'tion 
re due'tion 
va ri a'tion 
per'ti nent 
in ven to ry 
nu mer a tor 
in firm'i ty 
as so ci ate 
im'mi grate 


217 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

af fee'tion 
as sur ance 
rus'ti cate 
ex ist'ence 
prec'i pice 
strat a gem 
tem po rize 
veg e ta ble 
in ten'si ty 
pen'e trate 
up hol'ster 
ter'ror ize 
ster il ize 
pre ci'sion 
re cum bent 
ex pan sion 
stim'u late 
vac ci nate 
per se vere' 
in ter diet 
nu mer'ic al 
im'pli cate 
cha me'le on 
mer'ri ment 
flue tu ate 
prox im'i ty 
his to ri an 
pseu'do nym 
ful mi nate 
a gree'ment 
im'pu dence 
at ten'tion 
par a lyt'ic 
par'a mount 


2 

pat'ron ize 
in tel lect 
in ten'tion 
nu tri tion 
re ten tive 
in'fan tile 
cer tain ty 
men di cant 
skep tic al 
as tron'o my 
im'ple ment 
af fi da'vit 
fas'ei nate 
pul ver ize 
har mo nize 
punc tu ate 
leg is late 
mes mer ism 
im por tune' 
nu'tri tive 
in ter lude 
per son ate 
vac il late 
stip u late 
ed u ca'tion 
se clu'sion 
ex plo sion 
re flex ive 
pred'i cate 
stra te'gic 
sub'ju gate 
va ri e gate 
pes si mism 
ve he mence 


3 

par'a chute 
laugh a ble 
leg end a ry 
par a graph 
mer ce na ry 
ces sa'tion 
in gen ious 
no to ri ous 
fer'til ize 
ag gra yate 
im pos'ture 
4 tro cious 
em bel lish 
ex pi a'tion 
re du'ei ble 
pre cqc i ty 
pre cur spr 
re dun dant 
ex'pie tive 
ed i to'ri al 
at tend'ant 
im promp tu 
ag i ta'tion 
a gree'a ble 
per son i fy 
in ter ment 
ob ject ive 
rheu mat ic 
irn'pro vise 
chem is try 
mes sen ger 
me dic'i nal 
eg'lan tine 
at tri bute 



ABRAHAM LINCOLN 

Born in Hardin County, Kentucky, February 12 , 1809 : 
died at Washington, D. C., April 15 , 1865 . 




NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


219 


DICTATION EXERCISE 

LINCOLN 


My early history is perfectly characterized by a single 
line of Gray’s elegy: 

“The short and simple annals of the poor.” 

My father, at the death of his father, was but six years 
of age, and he grew up literally without education. He 
removed from Kentucky to what is now Spencer County, 
Indiana, in my eighth year. We reached our new home 
about the time the State came into the Union. It was a 
wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still 
in the woods. There I grew up. There were some 
schools, so called, but no qualification was ever required 
of a teacher beyond “readin’,” “writin’,” and “cipherin’ ” 
to the Rule of Three. If a straggler supposed to under¬ 
stand Latin happened to sojourn in the neighborhood, 
he was looked upon as a wizard. There was absolutely 
nothing to excite ambition for education. 

Of course, when I came of age I did not know much. 
Still, somehow, I could read, write, and cipher to the 
Rule of Three, but that was all. I have not been to 
school since. The little advance I now have upon this 
store of education I have picked up from time to time 
under the pressure of necessity.— A. Lincoln. 

Let every American, every lover of liberty, every 
well-wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the 
Revolution never to violate in the least particular the 
laws of the country, and never to tolerate their violation 
by others. . . . Let every man remember that to violate 
the law is to trample upon the blood of his father, and to 
tear the charter of his own and his children’s liberties. 
—Gettysburg Speech. 



220 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

me lo'di ous 
chev a lier' 
in com mode 
sem'i co Ion 
ob liv'i ous 
in oc u late 
for got ten 
al le vi ate 
im per feet 
at tri tion 
el e va'tion 
se ere'tion 
ex pul sion 
re fee tion 
in dem ni fy 
sen sa tion 
o bei sance 
in'sti gate 
pet u lance 
sum ma rize 
sub al'tern 
prac'tic al 
er ro'ne ous 
refer ence 
pred a to ry 
sub lim'i ty 
su per sede' 
ver mil'ion 
in ten si fy 
ob jec tion 
reg'is trar 
es sen'tial 
sec'ond a ry 
em u la'tion 


2 

sub'si dize 
stren u ous 
pos te'ri or 
re flee tion 
ex pos i tor 
sec're ta ry 
po ten'tial 
stu pid i ty 
suf'fo cate 
ve ni al'i ty 
pe tro'le um 
in sin u ate 
o be di ence 
sen ior i ty 
re fee to ry 
ex ten sion 
sec ta ri an 
el'o quence 
au then'tic 
im pe ri ous 
al lot ment 
form'a tive 
sen ti ment 
in den'ture 
cran'ber ry 
met ro nome 
par e gor'ic 
lib'er a tor 
par ent age 
mi gra'tion 
pur su ance 
for'ti tude 
al ter'nate 
im pru dent 


3 

in a bil'i ty 
a lign'ment 
for bid den 
pub lie i ty 
hob'gob lin 
pug nac'i ty 
in cul cate 
con'so nant 
mem o ra ble 
pa ral'y sis 
li a bil'i ty 
parch'ment 
mer cu'ri al 
con'ti nent 
pul sa'tion 
punc til io 
foftu nate 
al lop'a thy 
im pet u ous 
au thor i ty 
e mer gen cy 
se lec tion 
co op er ate 
sep'a ra tor 
ob liq'ui ty 
in ter cede' 
ven'er a ble 
su per vene' 
sub ma rine 
prej'u dice 
reg u la tor 
pref a to ry 
sub se quent 
su per vise' 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


221 


1 

au'thor ize 
im por'tant 
al low ance 
for ma tion 
sep'ul cher 
in flu ence 
crit i cise 
mil li ner y 
par ri cide 
li bra'ri an 
o ver whelm' 
min'i a ture 
fra gil'i ty 
psy'chic al 
su prem'a cy 
het'er o dox 
sur cin gle 
pul mo na ry 
fre quen cy 
am big'u ous 
lin'e a ment 
par ti'tion 
mes'mer ize 
cu ri os'i ty 
in form'ant 
ser'vi tude 
ne go'ti ate 
of fi ci ate 
am bi tious 
av'a lanche 
eight i eth 
ex ec'u tive 
re join der 
pres'i dent 


2 

au tom'a ton 
en coun ter 
se ere tive 
es'ti ma ble 
cul ti vate 
in fu'ri ate 
se ques ter 
ob'sti na cy 
in ten'sive 
pir'ou ette 
ve ra'cious 
sue'eu lent 
aux il'ia ry 
ec cen trie 
sed'en ta ry 
ex clu'sive 
re in force' 
pres'by ter 
sue ces'sor 
ver'sa tile 
in tri cate 
pi rat'ic al 
ver'te bral 
sue co tash 
pre serv'er 
re jec tion 
ex'e era ble 
se di'tious 
plan'e ta ry 
in trin'sic 
ob nox ious 
seg're gate 
in ge nu'i ty 
cour'te ous 


3 

ven'tur ous 
phy si'eian 
in ter cept' 
ob scu'ri ty 
pre'ma ture 
re hears'al 
ex cess ive 
sec'tion al 
en dur'ance 
au to mat'ic 
im pul'sive 
a maze ment 
pic to ri al 
in tes tate 
oc'cu pan cy 
ser vil'i ty 
in flu en'za 
croc'o dile 
mas ti cate 
pal pi tate 
ef fi'cient 
a vail a ble 
in au di ble 
am bi gu'i ty 
pur'ga tive 
sur ren'der 
hi la ri ous 
for'mu late 
Ion gev'i ty 
par'son age 
dan de li on 
in her'ence 
right'eous 
ob serv'ant 


222 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

suf fu'sion 
ves'ti bule 
vi bra'tion 
sup'pli ant 
rel e van cy 
ex em'pla ry 
se due tive 
av o ca'tion 
in car'nate 
am'bu lance 
in tu'i tive 
ob'sti nate 
de cliv'i ty 
mis'ere ant 
pas sen ger 
Ion gi tude 
pa r o'chi al 
de fen sive 
syl'lo gism 
quer u lous 
fu mi ga tor 
syn a gogue 
a muse'ment 
in cip i ent 
bar ba ri an 
eq'ui ta ble 
mis er a ble 
de li'eious 
in'no va tor 
sac ra ment 
ol fac'to ry 
in vid i ous 
plu'to crat 
vir u lence 


2 

mi'gra to ry 
par si mo ny 
fra ter'nal 
quad rat ic 
sus pi cion 
friv'o lous 
syc o pliant 
quad ru ped 
fri vol'i ty 
, am bus cade' 
in jus'tice 
ro tund i ty 
of fen sive 
in vec tive 
vi o la'tion 
tor pid'i ty 
pu'ni tive 
re mis'sion 
sep'a ra ble 
ex pe'di ent 
re im burse' 
pris mat'ic 
tol'er a ble 
vi o lin'ist 
plu ral'i ty 
in vent ive 
ton so ri al 
pri va teer' 
ex pen'sive 
ba rom e ter 
in cep tion 
an'chor age 
qui es'cent 
syn'di cate 


3 

in tru'sive 
plau'si ble 
in cen'tive 
a void ance 
en er get'ic 
ex pan'sive 
re main der 
prev'a lent 
tol er ance 
vig i lance 
ex pect'ant 
sen'si tive 
e nig mat'ic 
bar'ba rous 
in ces'sant 
a mend ment 
fruit'er er 
quad ru pie 
of fi'cious 
in'no cence 
de fi'cient 
mis'tie toe 
par ti tive 
loath some 
ma la'ri ous 
pa tri cian 
hos til i ty 
hur'ri cane 
syn the sis 
quin tu pie 
an i ma'tion 
in clos'ure 
beau'ti ful 
ex pi a to ry 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


223 


1 

re it'er ate 
pri va tion 
trace'a ble 
vi sion a ry 
pneu mo'ni a 
in'tri ca cy 
on slaught 
sac ri fice 
car pen ter 
in cog'ni to 
an i mos'i ty 
quiz'zic al 
syn thet'ic 
hyp'no tism 
tac ti'ci an 
hy poc ri sy 
boom'er ang 
sym bol ize 
hyp o crite 
hom i ci dal 
cav al cade' 
sol i taire 
ex ten'sive 
lu'di crous 
in ad'e qua cy 
jn teg u ment 
hes i ta'tion 
lux u'ri ance 
min'strel sy 
qui es'cence 
pro hi bi'tion 
om nis'cient 
rep a ra'tion 
pho'no graph 


2 

in gen'u ous 
pa tri ot'ic 
lo quac'i ty 
ma chin er y 
pas'tor ate 
mo lec'u lar 
in ju ri ous 
sac'ri lege 
quo ta'tion 
an noy ance 
be lea guer 
so lie i tor 
ex'qui site 
re li'gious 
vi'bra to ry 
in tu i'tion 
re pel'lent 
hon'or a ble. 
vi va'cious 
lux u ri ant 
vol'un ta ry 
lux u'ri ous 
ex tra ne ous 
de fen si ble 
per cep tion 
ser'pen tine 
ren o va'tion 
skep'ti cism 
trai tor ous 
vie to'ri ous 
de riv a tive 
e qua to'ri al 
mis'cel la ny 
in cen'di a ry 


3 

op er a'tion 
in tru'sion 
poign'an cy 
vex a'tious 
priv'i lege 
re ful'gent 
ex plo sive 
so lem ni ty 
mo'men ta ry 
pas tur age 
ma chin'ist 
lu'cra tive 
vi ca'ri ous 
re luc tant 
ex tern po re 
so 111 o quy 
tran scribe' 
sub mis'sive 
sa lu bri ous 
ren'dez vous 
om nip'o tent 
re cip ro cal 
mis for tune 
in or di nate 
frac'tion al 
ex ag'ger ate 
frag men tal 
de spond ent 
e ques tri an 
tre men dous 
sub ver sive 
schot'tisch 
mag is trate 
prom i nence 


224 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

pos sess'ive 
om niv o rous 
re deem a ble 
pro jec tile 
mis'sion a ry 
in sen'si ble 
re spect ful 
scan'dal ize 
tran si tive 
vil lain ous 
e quiv'al ent 
de part ment 
fraud'u lent 
ex as'per ate 
pro di gious 
re fine ment 
per fee tion 
or'ches tral 
ful fill'ment 
ex hil a rate 
de pend en cy 
vin die tive 
mod u la'tion 
re bel'lious 
in spec tion 
mal'e fac tor 
im pla'ca ble 
le git i mate 
in tox i cate 
her met ic al 
scan'dal ous 
re spon'sive 
pre co cious 
phe nom e nal 


2 

mag'is tra cy 
in ter lo per 
in vig'o rate 
jeop'ard ize 
lab o ra to ry 
im per'a tive 
per cus sion 
or a tor'ic al 
ref er en dum 
mi rac'u lous 
rea'son a ble 
in sist'ence 
prom'on to ry 
im per'vi ous 
tri an gu lar 
sue cess ful 
tran'si to ry 
spe cial ist 
re pent'ance 
pre ca ri ous 
ster'e o type 
sue ces'sive 
in val i date 
man'age ment 
im pos'si ble 
pro pen si ty 
re cep ta cle 
mon'arch ist 
pro cur'a ble 
im prob a ble 
re frac tion 
pro due tive 
mo no ma'ni ac 
rec i ta tion 


3 

mit i ga'tion 
rab bin'ic al 
pro jec tion 
re fleet ive 
op ti mis'tic 
pho'to graph 
ma lev'o lent 
in ter weave' 
lam'en ta ble 
he red'i ta ry 
in tim i date 
lu gu bri ous 
in sol ven cy 
mod er a'tion 
vo cab'u la ry 
tri um phant 
en'ter prise 
de port'ment 
ex pa tri ate 
or di na'tion 
per'ma nence 
re flee'tion 
per mis sion 
o rig i na tor 
ex tin guish 
en thu si asm 
de pres sion 
tur'bu lence 
vol u bil'i ty 
sue ces'sion 
his tor ic al 
in vin ci ble 
leg'is la tor 
in ter'stice 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


225 


1 

fa cil'i tate 
or na men'tal 
per o ra tion 
in ci den tal 
re ful'gence 
pro fi cient 
in ci vil'i ty 
ma nip'u late 
per pe tu'i ty 
os ten'si ble 
fu mi ga'tion 
ex tine'tion 
pre emp tion 
prefer ence 
gen er al'i ty 
ex u'ber ance 
per plex i ty 
out ra geous 
in co her'ent 
man'u script 
in cu ba'tion 
mas quer acle' 
pal li a'tion 
gen er a tion 
ex ul ta tion 
re tire'ment 
stat u esque' 
sug ges'tion 
man'age a ble 
prom is so ry 
reg u lar'i ty 
re cur'rence 
mon u men'tal 
me di oc ri ty 


2 

in'sti ga tor 
pro por'tion 
in vet er ate 
leg i bil'i ty 
phleg mat'ic 
ret'ro grade 
rep er toire 
sta tion a ry 
vo cif'er ate 
tur'pen tine 
e qua nim'i ty 
dep u ta tion 
re gen'er ate 
profit a ble 
rec re a'tion 
mount'e bank 
in stru ment 
pro pul'sion 
in ti ma'tion 
lib er al i ty 
tu mul'tu ous 
vo lu mi nous 
es ti ma'tion 
de tach'ment 
hys ter ic al 
il le gal'i ty 
e vac u a'tion 
ty ran'nic al 
pro spec tus 
med i ta'tion 
re demp'tion 
sci en tif ic 
meas'ur a ble 
re lax a'tion 


3 

in struc'tor 
pro pri e tor 
mo nop o list 
rec'om pense 
ty pog'ra phy 
vo cif er ous 
ul cer a'tion 
suffer ance 
rep e ti'tion 
pre cur'so ry 
fu si bil'i ty 
ex trac'tion 
hy poth e sis 
in to na'tion 
med i ca tion 
pros'e cu tor 
mo not'o nous 
re cu per ate 
pro mis sive 
ref u ta'tion 
vul'ner a ble 
sus cep'tive 
sten to ri an 
re pos i to ry 
fa nat i cism 
gen er os'i ty 
per'qui site 
in cum'ben cy 
ge og ra pher 
pre fer ment 
re trac tion 
su per vis'or 
zo o log ic al 
u biq'ui tous 


226 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

pros'pect or 
in tox'i cant 
il lit er a cy 
im be cil'i ty 
ex ca va tion 
dif'fi cul ty 
up hol'ster y 
sus pi cious 
re pres sion 
pi an o for te 
mo nop o lize 
strat'e gist 
ob serv'ance 
re luc tance 
in di vid'u al 
per fid'i ous 
gen'er al ize 
fed er a'tion 
fal la'cious 
par'don a ble 
in fec'tious 
re mit tance 
oc cu pa'tion 
straw'ber ry 
mys te'ri ous 
scru'pu lous 
fas tid'i ous 
scur'ril ous 
pla gia rism 
re pug'nance 
sup'pli cant 
up roar'i ous 
veg e ta'ri an 
con ve'nient 


2 

per'se cu tor 
func tion al 
pil grim age 
fea si bil'i ty 
ge o log ic al 
per'son al ty 
in dict'a ble 
me chan ic al 
ob li ga'tion 
re lax'a tive 
pe ri od'ic al 
ret'ro spect 
pre em'i nent 
re pub li can 
sym bol ic al 
am bas sa dor 
u sur pa'tion 
chan de Her' 
prot'es tant 
med die some 
in va lid'i ty 
lit'er a ture 
prov i dence 
mu ti la'tion 
mu ta bil i ty 
ne go'tia ble 
il lit er ate 
syn on y mous 
rep u ta'tion 
pleas'ant ry 
fic ti'tious 
per sua sive 
in flex i ble 
nat'u ral ize 


3 

ex'al ta'tion 
differ ence 
scrip tur al 
mu nif'i cent 
re dun dance 
mel'an cho ly 
pros pefi ty 
in un da'tion 
lim i ta tion 
pro tec'tion 
dis ap point' 
ex cite'ment 
i dol a trous 
change'a ble 
sup pie ment 
rev el a'tion 
prefer a ble 
gov ern ment 
strin gen cy 
oc cur'rence 
re ju ve nate 
stig'ma tize 
in dus'tri al 
per ni cious 
per sist ent 
grad u a'tion 
re lin'quish 
nav i ga'tion 
pro pi'tious 
mer'can tile 
in vest'ment 
lit i ga'tion 
in vi ta tion 
me trop'o lis 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


227 


1 

pros'per ous 
nat u ral ist 
pro mul'gate 
re mu ner ate 
neu'tral ize 
in di ca'tion 
par'a phrase 
seam stress 
ex haus'tion 
ve loc i pede 
suf fi cient 
tab'er na cle 
re sent'ment 
play'wright 
hab i ta'tion 
par'lia ment 
pro fes'sion 
ob se qui ous 
in diet ment 
in au gu rate 
par ti al'i ty 
spec'u la tor 
for mi da ble 
gra tu'i tous 
re sist ance 
pla'gia rize 
gre ga'ri ous 
for tu i tous 
stu pen dous 
in duce ment 
ob serv a ble 
prof'li ga cy 
har mo'ni ous 
for'feit ure 


2 

fig'ur a tive 
gram ma'ri an 
ha bil i ment 
flir ta tion 
pres'by ter y 
re vi'val ist 
se pul chral 
rev o lu'tion 
im pov'er ish 
ob lit er ate 
pro ces sion 
pro pi ti ate 
mi'ero scope 
pro tect'ive 
in vo ca'tion 
lith'o graph 
pres ci ence 
rheu ma tism 
rhi noe'e ros 
tab u la'tion 
sug gest'ive 
ven er a'tion 
con ven'tion 
ex hi bi'tion 
per'pe trate 
ob tain'a ble 
lo co mo'tion 
ir ri ta tion 
joc u lar i ty 
pro vin'eial 
mil len ni um 
nom i na'tion 
de fi'cien cy 
ex pe di en cy 


3 

sys tern at'ic 
triph'thong 
veg e ta'tion 
con form'i ty 
ex ha la'tion 
dis'ei pline 
im ag'i na ble 
dis cour age 
pro ver bi al 
neg'li gence 
pro due'tion 
neu tral i ty 
pun'ish ment 
mi gnon ette' 
ir ri ga'tion 
live'li hood 
dis a bil'i ty 
im mac'u late 
ex pect ance 
dis per sion 
con vey ance 
ven'ti la tor 
tarn bour ine' 
sul'phur ous 
Pu ri tan ism 
in vi'o la ble 
lo co mo'tive 
oc ca'sion al 
prof'li gate 
in dul'gence 
per pet u ate 
sub jec tion 
sus pen sion 
rhe tor ic al 


228 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

pres'i den cy 
re ver'si ble 
sym'pa thize 
sup pli cate 
ver nac'u lar 
con trib ute 
op po si'tion 
pru den'tial 
dis as trous 
ex pe ri ence 
dis cord ant 
ex per i ment 
op pres sion 
in fi del'i ty 
ex pi ra tion 
dis trib'ute 
il lu mi nate 
il lus trate 
ex po si'tion 
quar'an tine 
per ti nence 
sub mis'sion 
em bod i ment 
em broid er y 
im po si'tion 
lo qua'cious 
to pog ra phy 
re sump tion 
pos ses sion 
re frac to ry 
sta'tion er y 
per emp to ry 
pre cau'tion 
set'tie ment 


2 

di ver'gence 
im me mo'ri al 
ex pe di tion 
ver'te brate 
def i ni'tion 
tan'ta mount 
sub mer'sion 
hem'i sphere 
plu toc'ra cy 
res o lu'tion 
vis it a tion 
del e ga tion 
sus'te nance 
ri dic'u lous 
pol i ti'cian 
res'tau rant 
the o lo'gi an 
de lib'er ate 
vis i bil'i ty 
ru di men tal 
pop u lar i ty 
star va'tion 
slan'der ous 
ru mi na'tion 
sea'son a ble 
tern per ance 
per ver'sion 
in gre di ent 
im pres sion 
em i gra'tion 
so lic'i tude 
sep a ra'tion 
sub'sti tute 
per cent'age 


3 

pre ten'sion 
foun da tion 
he'li o trope 
spir it u ous 
par tic'u lar 
in gra ti ate 
prev'a lence 
stag na'tion 
per sua sion 
op pro bri um 
im ped i ment 
im por tance 
nu tri tious 
ob'li ga to ry 
pop u la'tion 
re mark'a ble 
san i ta'tion 
tol er a tion 
cour a'geous 
vet'er i na ry 
pe des'tri an 
in fin i tude 
im pru dence 
im pu ta'tion 
per cep'tive 
tour'na ment 
sen a to'rial 
post'script 
sim plic'i ty 
sal a man'der 
tran si'tion 
trans la tor 
so lie it ous 
phe nom e non 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 229 


1 

temp ta'tion 
ir rev er ent 
ex or bi tant 
per ver si ty 
sal u ta'tion 
pre ce'dence 
scru'ti nize 
the at'ric al 
in junc tion 
por tent ous 
sim i lar'i ty 
pre des'tine 
vin di ca'tion 
im mi gra tion 
dis tin'guish 
e nu mer a'tion 
ig no min'i ous 
e qui lib ri um 
fas ci na tion 
dis tine'tion 
de struc tion 
ex hor ta'tion 
man u fac to ry 
im per'ti nent 
de vel op ment 
ex pec ta'tion 
in de pend ent 
man u fac ture 
ex trav'a gant 
in tre pid'i ty 
mag nan'i mous 
ex tern po rize 
ir rev er ence 
leg'is la tive 


2 

in flic'tion 
in ex o ra ble 
pes'ti lence 
som no lence 
sil hou ette' 
in no va'tion 
sanc'ti mo ny 
in iq'ui tous 
sub ver sion 
pre ven tion 
in or di nate 
pre su ma ble 
il lus tri ous 
e vap o ra'tion 
fa mil iar'i ty 
im peach'ment 
con trac tion 
de scrip tion 
ex tra di'tion 
im pet u os'i ty 
die'tion a ry 
ex pend'i ture 
in cli na'tion 
mar'chion ess 
ex pla na'tion 
dis po si tion 
in cor'po rate 
ex plo ra'tion 
in for ma tion 
mech a ni cian 
leg er de main' 
in her'it ance 
mer'chan dise 
in ves'ti gate 


3 

in hab'it ant 
ex pos i to ry 
in i ti a'tion 
sub'ter fuge 
in stall'ment 
ver sa til'i ty 
dis trac'tion 
ho mo ge'ne ous 
en cum'brance 
vi cis si tude 
im ag i na'tion 
dis turb'ance 
ex am i na'tion 
con ve'nience 
im por tu'ni ty 
des per a tion 
ex ter'mi nate 
im pre ca'tion 
ex cla ma tion 
des ti na tion 
in dus'tri ous 
ex pe di'tious 
in car'cer ate 
mag na nim'i ty 
lam en ta tion 
ex plan'a to ry 
in dig na'tion 
mag nif'i cent 
leg is la'tion 
in quis'i tive 
re crim i nate 
leg'is la ture 
non sen'si cal 
in su per a ble 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


230 


1 

mach i na'tion 
in crim'i nate 
liq ui da'tion 
in scrip'tion 
mi cro scop'ic 
in spi ra tion 
rec on noi ter 
in sti ga tion 
pros e cu tion 
non cha lance' 
mol es ta'tion 
in tel'li gent 
pre ten tious 
mon stros i ty 
os ten ta'tion 
re cip'ro cate 
pro fi cien cy 
moun'tain ous 
par a dox'ic al 
sym pa thet ic 
par en thet ic 
rep ro ba tion 
sym met'ric al 
par tic i pate 
req ui si'tion 
sus cep'ti ble 
per sist ence 
ter mi na'tion 
per son al i ty 
sig nif'i cant 
per son a'tion 
tem'per a ture 
re sem'blance 
per mis si ble 


2 

re doubt'a ble 
non'de script 
in sti tu'tion 
nour'ish ment 
pros tra'tion 
ob ser va'tion 
in struc'tion 
rec og ni'tion 
prov o ca tion 
in ter'ro gate 
pro hi bi'tion 
o rig i nal'i ty 
mu nif'i cence 
pro gress ive 
op por tu'ni ty 
ne ces'si tous 
pro mis cu ous 
om nis cience 
pe cu li ar'i ty 
rem i nis'cent 
sup po si tion 
pen e tra tion 
re mon'strate 
thor'ough fare 
pen i ten'tial 
re li a bil'i ty 
spec u la'tion 
per ti nac i ty 
res er va tion 
spoil ta'ne ous 
phra se ol'o gy 
res ig na tion 
scin'til late 
phos phor us 


3 

lieu ten'an cy 
mil'lion aire 
in ter sperse' 
punc tu al'i ty 
mis'an thrope 
ob serv'a to ry 
rec ep tiv'i ty 
ob struc'tion 
pre sump tive 
mis'chie vous 
neck er chief 
re al i za'tion 
prop a ga'tion 
om nip'o tence 
ne ces si tate 
pal pi ta'tion 
night'in gale 
re pu di a'tion 
per cep'ti ble 
ther mom e ter 
ref or ma'tion 
per form'ance 
spec tac u lar 
the o ret'ic al 
per'pe tra tor 
sin gu lar'i ty 
pic tur esque' 
ru di men'ta ry 
stip u la tion 
fun da men tal 
pome'gran ate 
res pi ra'tion 
su per in tend' 
pol y tech'nic 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


231 


1 

res ti tu'tion 
port man'teau 
sub ju ga'tion 
ret ri bu tion 
pos si bil i ty¬ 
res tor a tion 
pre cip'i tate 
su per flu ous 
se ques trate 
re tal i a'tion 
prep a ra'tion 
su per flu i ty 
prej u di cial 
re spect'a ble 
pre par a to ry 
pre sump tion 
in flam ma'tion 
mod i fi ca'tion 
ju ris die'tion 
sac ri le gious 
in ca pac i tate 
pu tre fac tion 
quin tes'sence 
rat i fi ca'tion 
in ter ces'sion 
par si mo ni ous 
om ni pres ence 
re mu'ner a tive 
mag nif i cence 
in tel li gi ble 
re mon strance 
pres er va'tion 
in tro due to ry 
per se ver ance 


2 

pred e ces'Sor 
re strie'tion 
sen ten tious 
pre die a ment 
sen si bil'i ty 
prac'ti ca ble 
re ver'ber ate 
sub stan tial 
im prov i dence 
prov i den'tial 
mon'o syl la ble 
in au gu ra'tion 
stu pe fac'tion 
ma nip u la'tion 
prot es ta'tion 
in cor'ri gi ble 
re cap it'u late 
pa cif i ca'tion 
in doc'tri nate 
sar sa pa ril'la 
in sur rec'tion 
min is tra tion 
rec ol lec tion 
pre pos'ter ous 
in ter fer'ence 
reg is tra tion 
pen i ten tia ry 
ob strep'er ous 
re frig er a tor 
in can des'cent 
prin ci pal i ty 
ob lit er a'tion 
per tur ba'tion 
in ter ven tion 


S 

suf fi'cien cy 
re spon si ble 
hos pi tal'i ty 
pre lim'i na ry 
suf fo ca'tion 
hu mil i a'tion 
pre mo ni'tion 
huc'kle ber ry 
pro pi ti a'tion 
ste nog'ra pher 
in de pend'ence 
or gan i za'tion 
neigh'bor hood 
pu ri fi ca'tion 
os ten ta'tious 
in differ ence 
in tel li gence 
met ro pol'i tan 
pres en ta tion 
sat is fac tion 
in tern'per ance 
res ur rec'tion 
pre sen'ti ment 
sat is fac'to ry 
in ter me di ate 
pre sump'tu ous 
mul ti plic' i ty 
in cen'dia rism 
re gen er a'tion 
no ti fi ca tion 
proc la ma'tion 
in ter mit tent 
sig nif'i cance 
in tox i ca'tion 


232 NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

ver i fi ca'tion 
con ver sa'tion 
in ter rup tion 
per spi ra tion 
sub scrip'tion 
de lib er a'tion 
so lie i ta tion 
in ter loc'u tor 
trep i da tion 
in ter mis sion 
ex trav'a gance 
hyp o crit'ic al 
in tel lec tu al 
som nam'bu list 

4 

in sa tia bil'i ty 
pre var i ca tion 
ju ris pru'dence 
in ter na tion al 
pro nun ci a'tion 
tran scrip'tion 
in ter po la'tion 
jus ti fi ca tion 
man i fes ta tion 
im pos si bil i ty 
pre cip i ta tion 
sur rep ti'tious 
mor ti fi ca'tion 
im per turb'a ble 
trans po si tion 
hi er o glyph'ics 
in vin ci bil i ty 
met a phy si cian 


2 

sub sti tu'tion 
dis tri bu tion 
em bez'zle ment 
in tim i da'tion 
phi lan'thro py 
sub ter ra'ne an 
spir it u al'i ty 
il lu mi na tion 
stat is ti'cian 
trans gress'or 
il lus tra'tion 
trans mis'sion 
su per sti'tion 
trans par'ent 


3 

pho tog'ra pher 
ex ag ger a'tion 
in tro due'tion 
si mul ta ne ous 
vi tu per a'tion 
in yes'ti ga tor 
sub stan ti ate 
trans la tion 
sup pli ca'tion 
trans ac'tion 
sur veil lance 
in fin i tes'i mal 
hy per crit'ic al 
in stan ta ne ous 


5 

pre pon'der ance 
in ter po si'tion 
trans gres'sion 
mys ti fi ca'tion 
in ter ro ga tion 
jux ta po si tion 
lex i cog'ra pher 
im per son a'tion 
in con sist'en cy 
math e ma ti'cian 
syl lab i ca tion 
o le o mar ga rine 
in ves ti ga tion 
mis cel la'ne ous 
su per sti tious 
or na men ta'tion 
stran gu la'tion 
het er o ge'ne ous 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


233 


1 

su per nu'mer a ry 
par en thet ic al 
in de fat i ga ble 
pro por'tion ate 
sub ter ra'ne ous 
met a mor pho sis 
in di vid u al'i ty 
ven tril' o quist 
rev o lu'tion a ry 
grat i fi ca'tion 
trans mis'si ble 
in flex i bil'i ty 
ma trie u la tion 
per pen dic'u lar 
rep re hen si ble 
ver si fi ca'tion 
phil o soph'ic al 
re sus ci ta'tion 
ad min is tra tor 
en cour'age ment 
prac ti ca bil'i ty 
in sur mount'a ble 
sus cep ti bil'i ty 
pre des ti na tion 
or tho graph'ic al 
in ter pre ta'tion 
su per fi ci al'i ty 
pro hi bi'tion ist 
re ca pit u la'tion 
trans mi gra'tion 
rec on cil i a'tion 
sub stan ti a'tion 
nat u ral i za'tion 
su per in tend'ent 


2 

sol em ni za'tion 
in dis pen'sa ble 
pu sil la nim'i ty 
qual i fi ca tion 
hal lu ci na tion 
sig ni fi ca tion 
par lia men'ta ry 
re tro spec tion 
glo ri fi ca'tion 
ty po graph'ic al 
un con'quer a ble 
val e die to'ri an 
for ti fi ca tion 
en cy clo pe di a 
phos phor es'cent 
ex pos tu la'tion 
spir it u al is'tic 
ex tra or'di na ry 
phi lan'thro pist 
sup po si ti'tious 
ex tern po ra ne ous 
in dis crim'i nate 
su per er o ga'tion 
trans for ma'tion 
rec om men da'tion 
sane ti fi ca tion 
in flam ma bil i ty 
u til i ta ri an ism 
val e tu di na'ri an 
re spect a bil'i ty 
sep tu a ge na'ri an 
re spon si bil'i ty 
so lid i fi ca'tion 
sten o graph'ic al 


234 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


1 

trans por ta'tion 
sim pli fi ca'tion 
rep re sen ta tion 
in tel li gi bil'i ty 
trans fig u ra'tion 
per son i fi ca'tion 
phos phor es'cence 
in com pat i bil'i ty 
prog nos ti ca'tion 
in dis tin'guish a ble 
in stan ta ne ous ness 


2 

not with stand'ing 
in stru men tal'i ty 
su per in tend ence 
plen i po ten ti a ry 
in dem ni fi ca'tion 
pro eras ti na'tion 
im per turb a bil'i ty 
im prac ti ca bil i ty 
in dis pen sa bil i ty 
in ter change a bil i ty 
un sat is fac'to ri ness 


NAMES OF SCIENCES 


3 

pho nol'o gy 
phi los o phy 
phre nol o gy 
phys i ol'o gy 
psy chol'o gy 
min er al'o gy 
rhet'o ric 
med i cine 
a rith'me tic 
met a phys'ics 
me te or ol'o gy 
or ni thol'o gy 


4 

te leg'ra phy 
ge om e try 
as tron o my 
chem'is try 
ge og'ra phy 
math e mat'ics 
or thog'ra phy 
pho nog ra phy 
ste nog ra phy 
lex i cog'ra phy 
pho tog'ra phy 
trig o nom'e try 


GRAMMATICAL TERMS 


5 

6 

7 

8 

plu'ral 

sin'gu lar 

a nal'y sis 

in die'a tive 

neu ter 

pos i tive 

met'a phor 

ap po si'tion 

ac tive 

neg a tive 

syn the sis 

im per'a tive 

pas sive 

syn op'sis 

par a digm 

mas'eu line 

ar ti cle 

ple'o nasm 

po ten'tial 

par a graph 

el lip'sis 

fern i nine 

aux il ia ry 

de clen'sion 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


235 


ob jec'tive 
tran'si tive 
par ti ci pie 
in fin'i tive 
de fin i tive 
de scrip tive 


tare 
ra'ti o 
tar iff 
as sets 
a cute' 
ob tuse 

in sur'ance 
con'se quent 
al li ga'tion 
re cip'ro cal 
an nu i ties 
ev o lu'tion 


1 

co or'di nate 
cop'u la tive 
pos sess'ive 
nom'i na tive 
sub junc'tive 
de clar a tive 


3 

ar bi tra'tion 
an te ced ent 
li a bil i ties 
in vo lu tion 
pro gres'sion 
as sess ment 


sub or'di nate 
com par i son 
com par a tive 
con ju ga'tion 
su per'la tive 
ex clam a to ry 


pol'y gon 
pyr a mid 
al ter'nate 
ex po nent 
trap'e zoid 
tra pe'zi um 

di ag'o nal 
per im e ter 
i sos ce les 
hor i zon'tal 
ad va lo rem 
hy pot'e nuse 


ARITHMETICAL TERMS 
2 

frus'tum spe cif'ic 

sea lene' ver'ti cal 

rhom'bus al ti tude 

me di al ex tremes' 

pol i cy par'al lei 

rad i cal rhom boid 


NAMES OF CITIES AND TOWNS 


Rah'way 
Car lisle' 
Ra'leigh 
Nor wich 
Beau fort 
Ot ta wa 
Mon tre al' 
Ver gennes 


4 

Hal'i fax 
Ra cine' 
Natch'ez 
Chi ca'go 
Pe o ri a 
To pe ka 
Lou'is burg 
Mont pel'ier 


Wi no'na 
O'ma ha 
Ha van'a 
La Salle' 

De ca'tur 
San Jo se' 
Wau ke'gan 
Sag'i naw 



ROBERT EDWARD LEE 

Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, January 19, 1807 
died at Lexington, Virginia, October 12, 1870. 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 237 

DICTATION EXERCISE 
LEE 


You must study to be frank with the world: frankness is 
the child of honesty and courage. Say just what you 
mean to do on every occasion, and take it for granted you 
mean to do right. If a friend asks a favor, you should 
grant it if it is reasonable; if not, tell him plainly why 
you cannot: you will wrong him and wrong yourself by 
equivocation of any kind. Never do a wrong thing to 
make a friend or keep one; the man who requires you 
to do so is dearly purchased at a sacrifice. Deal kindly 
but firmly with all your classmates; you will find it the 
policy which wears best. Above all, do not appear to 
others what you are not. If you have any fault to find 
with any one, tell him, not others, of what you complain; 
there is no more dangerous experiment than that of under¬ 
taking to be one thing before a man’s face and another 
behind his back. We should live, act, and say nothing 
to the injury of any one. It is not only better as a matter 
of principle, but it is the path of peace and honor .—Letter 
of R. E. Lee to his son. 

General Lee tells an interesting anecdote in connection 
with one of his sons (Custis), which may fitly be quoted 
here: When a very little child his father took him to 
walk one winter’s day in the snow, holding him by the 
hand. Soon the boy dropped behind. Looking over 
his shoulder, he saw Custis imitating his every movement, 
with head and shoulders erect, putting his little feet in 
his father’s footprints. “When I saw this,” said the 
General, “I said to myself/It behooves me to walk very 
straight, when this fellow is already following in my 
tracks.’ ”—Memoirs of R. E. Lee. 



238 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


NAMES OF CITIES AtiD TOWNS 


1 

2 

3 

Syr a cuse' 

Paw tuck'et 

Mack'i naw 

Pat chogue 

Sa van nah 

Du buque' 

Worcester 

Shreve'port 

Mar quette 

Glouces ter 

Ter're Haute' 

San ti a'go 

Brat tie bor o 

Pen sa co'la 

Mil'ledge ville 

Pough keep'sie 

Tus ca loo sa 

Tal la has'see 

Sche nec ta dy 

Op e lou sas 

Sac ra men to 

Phil a del'phi a 

Mus ca tine' 

Min ne ap o lis 

Wilkes'bar re 

Yp si lan'ti 

Los An'ge les 

Hav re de Grace 

Mil wau'kee 

Ci en fue'gos 

Kal a ma zoo' 

Chil li coth'e 

Chi hua hua 

Kas kas'ki a 

Ap a lach i co'la 

Val la do lid' 

Mur'frees bor o 

Fer nan di'na 

Maz at lan 

Chat ta noo'ga 

Natch i toch es 

Car'de nas 

In di an ap'o lis 

A1 bu quer que 

Mon te rey' 

Cin cin nat'i 

Prai'rie du Chien 

Za ca te'eas 


NAMES OF RIVERS 


4 

5 

6 

A roos'took 

Sus que han'na 

Chip'pe wa 

Ken ne bee' 

Mo non ga he'la 

Kan ka kee' 

Mer'ri mac 

Shen an do'ah 

Col o ra'do 

Schuyl kill 

Rap pa han nock 

Ri o Gran de 

Ju ni at'a 

Chick a horn i ny 

Mus king'um 

Ro an oke' 

Ap po mat tox 

Wash'i ta 

Po to'mac 

As sin' i boine 

A1 ta ma ha' 

Gen e see' 

Sas katch e wan 

Oc mul'gee 

Sai*'a nac 

Me nom i nee 

Chick'a saw 

Ca taw'ba 

An dros cog'gin 

San ga mon 

Con ga ree' 

Chat ta hoo che 

Des Plaines' 

0 gee'chee 

Tal la hatch ie 

Tam pi'eo 


NEW STANDARD SPELLER 


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LIST OF COMMON 


NAMES OF STATES, ETC. 

Ala., Alabama. 

Alas., Alaska. 

Ark., Arkansas. 

Ariz., Arizona. 

Cal., California. 

Colo., Colorado. 

Conn., Connecticut. 

D. C., District of Columbia. 
Del., Delaware. 

Fla., Florida. 

Ga., Georgia. 

Ill., Illinois. 

Ind., Indiana. 

Ind. T., or Ind. Ter., Indian 
Territory. 

Kan. or Kans., Kansas. 

Ky., Kentucky. 

La., Louisiana. 

L. I., Long Island. 

Mass., Massachusetts. 

Md., Maryland. 

Me., Maine. 

Mich., Michigan. 

Minn., Minnesota. 

Miss., Mississippi. 

Mo., Missouri. 

Mont., Montana. 

N. C., North Carolina. 

N. Dak., North Dakota. 

Nebr., Nebraska. 

Nev., Nevada. 

N. H., New Hampshire. 

N. J., New Jersey. 

N. Mex., New Mexico. 

N. Y., New York. 

O. , Ohio. 

Okla., Oklahoma. 

Or eg., Oregon. 

Pa., or Penn., Pennsylvania. 

R. I., Rhode Island. 

S. C., South Carolina. 

S. Dak., South Dakota. 

Tenn., Tennessee. 

Tex., Texas. 


ABBREVIATIONS 

Ut., Utah. 

Va., Virginia. 

Vt., Vermont. 

Wash., Washington. 

Wis., Wisconsin. 

W. Va., West Virginia. 
Wyo., Wyoming. 

NAMES OF MONTHS 

Jan., January. 

Feb., February. 

Mar., March. 

Apr., April. 

Aug., August. 

Sept., September. 

Oct., October. 

Nov., November. 

Dec., December. 

NAMES OF DAYS 

Sun./ Sunday. 

Mon., Monday. 

Tues., Tuesday. 

Wed., Wednesday. 

Thurs., Thursday. 

Fri., Friday. 

Sat., Saturday. 

NAMES OF PERSONS 

Alex., Alexander. 

And., Andrew. 

Anth., Anthony. 

Arch., Archibald. 

Aug., Augustus. 

Benj., Benjamin. 

Chas., Charles. 

Dan., or Danl., Daniel. 
Eben., Ebenezer. 

Edm., Edmund. 

Edw., Edward. 

Ez., Ezra. 

Ezek., Ezekiel. 

Fran., Francis. 



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Fred., Frederic. 

Geo., George. 

Isa., Isaiah. 

Jac., Jacob. 

Jas., James. 

Jer., Jeremiah. 

Jona., Jonathan. 

Jos., Joseph. 

Josh., Joshua. 

Matt., Matthew. 

Mich., Michael. 

Nath., Nathaniel. 

Phil., Philip. 

Robt., Robert. 

Sami., or Sam., Samuel. 

Sol., Solomon. 

Theo., Theodore. 

Thos., Thomas. 

Tim., Timothy. 

Wm,, William. 

TITLES 

A.B., or B.A., Bachelor of Arts. 
Adjt., Adjutant. 

A. M., or M.A., Master of 
Arts. 

Atty., Attorney. 

Atty.-Gen., Attorney-General. 
Bart., Baronet. 

Brig.-Gen., Brigadier-General. 

B. S., Bachelor of Science. 

Capt., Captain. 

C. E., Civil Engineer. 

Col., Colonel. 

D. D., Doctor of Divinity. 
D.D.S., Doctor of Dental Sur¬ 
gery. 

Dist. Atty., District Attor¬ 
ney. 

D.M., Doctor of Music. 


D.O., Doctor of Osteopathy. 
Dr., Doctor. 

Esq., Esquire. 

Gen., General. 

Gov., Governor. 

Hon., Honorable. 

Lieut., Lieutenant. 

LL.B., Bachelor of Laws. 
LL.D., Doctor of Laws. 

Mad., Madam. 

Maj., Major. 

M.C., Member of Congress. 
M.D., Doctor of Medicine. 

Mr., Mister. 

Mrs., Mistress. 

Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy. 
P.M., Postmaster. 

Pres., President. 

Prof., Professor. 

Rev., Reverend. 

Sec., Secretary. 

Supt., Superintendent. 

Treas., Treasurer. 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Acct., acct., or %, Account. 
A.D., In the Year of Our Lord. 

A. M., Before noon. 

B. C., Before Christ. 

Co., Company; County, 
cwt., Hundredweight, 
etc., or &c., And so forth, 
f.o.b., Free on board. 

Jr., or Jun., Junior. 

M., Noon, 
mdse., Merchandise. 

MS., Manuscript, 
oz., Ounces. 

P.M., or p.m., Afternoon. 































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